Pressure support ventilation during general anaesthesia

Completed

• Conditions: Mechanical ventilation; Surgery

• Registration Number: ISRCTN17382426
• Lead Sponsor: apeyronie University Hospital (France)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-11-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged 18 - 75 years, either sex
2. American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) grade I - II
3. Scheduled for elective knee arthroscopic surgery under total intravenous anaesthetic (TIVA) with a LMA and mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Morbidly obese patients (body mass index [BMI] greater than 35 kg/m^2)
2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
3. Asthmatic patients
4. Less than 18 years old and more than 75 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. LMA removal time, determined by repeatedly (every minute) questioning the patient<br>2. Emergence time, defined as the time to obtain a 10 point score on a five questions test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Propofol consumption<br>2. Ventilatory function<br>3. Adverse effects