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Clinical Trials/NCT01780571
NCT01780571
Completed
Not Applicable

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure/Pressure Support Preoxygenation of Morbidly Obese Patients

Karolinska Institutet1 site in 1 country44 target enrollmentMay 2009

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Obesity
Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet
Enrollment
44
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Post intubation PaO2levels
Status
Completed
Last Updated
13 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether continuouse positive airway pressure (CPAP), during induction of anaesthesia in morbidly obese patients, result in higher levels of oxygen in the blood.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 2009
End Date
December 2012
Last Updated
13 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Erik Näslund

Professor

Karolinska Institutet

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • body mass index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m2
  • scheduled to undergo elective gastric bypass surgery
  • age ≥ 18 years
  • ASA Physical Status Classification II-III

Exclusion Criteria

  • significant cardiopulmonary disease
  • previous abdominal or thoracic surgery
  • inability to comprehend the protocol.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Post intubation PaO2levels

Time Frame: 5 minutes after intubation

PaO2 levels is measured within 5 minutes after the completion of intubation.

Study Sites (1)

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