Does the position of the surgical bed affect paediatric patients in terms of perioperative respiratory adverse events?
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Perioperative Respiratory Adverse EventsAnaesthesiology - AnaestheticsSurgery - Other surgery
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12622000559718
- Lead Sponsor
- Perth Children's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2851
Inclusion Criteria
All children undergoing elective and emergency surgery under general anaesthesia in the operating theatres at Perth Children's Hospital who will be transferred to the post operative care unit (PACU) after surgery – between 8am and 6pm on weekdays.
Exclusion Criteria
The following will be excluded from participation:
Patients who have an inability to tolerate being flat pre-operatively e.g. heart failure/ aspiration risk etc., at the discretion of the treating anaesthetist
Patients transferred from theatre straight to PICU or NIC
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method