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Clinical Trials/TCTR20201226004
TCTR20201226004Not yet recruitingPhase 3

Effects of Epidural Anesthesia on Postoperative Diaphragmatic Dysfunction Determined by Point-of-Care Ultrasound of the Diaphragm in Patients Undergoing Major Abdominal Surgery

Research Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University0 sites100 target enrollmentStarted: December 26, 2020Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Not yet recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
100

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 0 N/A (No limit) (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age >18 years,
  • ASA I-III,
  • Elective major abdominal surgery

Exclusion Criteria

  • -Patients who refuse an informed consent for this research study
  • -History of diaphragmatic abnormality such as diaphragmatic eventration or paralysis
  • -History of phrenic nerve injury or palsy
  • -History of neuromuscular disease
  • -Cannot achieve correct diaphragm visualization
  • -BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2
  • -Aortic aneurysm surgery
  • -Preoperative intubation
  • -Being planned for postoperative intubation by surgical/anesthesia team
  • -Failure to extubate at the operating room
  • -Patients with systemic infection or sepsis

Investigators

Sponsor
Research Fund, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University

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