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Effect of Alveolar Minute Ventilation on Respiratory Gas Heat Content

Completed
Conditions
Ventilation Perfusion Mismatch
Registration Number
NCT01943227
Lead Sponsor
University of California, Davis
Brief Summary

This is a single site, prospective, non-blinded, non-randomized, non-interventional study designed to evaluate the effect of changes in alveolar minute ventilation on the measurement of respiratory heat loss (enthalpy).

Detailed Description

This is a single site, prospective, non-blinded, non-randomized, noninterventional study designed to evaluate the effect of changes in alveolar minute ventilation on the measurement of respiratory heat loss (enthalpy). Each patient will serve as their own control. The study will enroll adult patients without cardiac or respiratory illness. It is designed to evaluate the effect of the ventilatory pattern (tidal volume, rate) on respiratory heat loss measured using the VQm™ monitor during standard intra-operative clinical care that requires positive pressure ventilation (PPV)

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • age greater than 18 years
  • scheduled for an elective surgical procedure with an anticipated duration of more than 2 hours requiring general anesthesia and positive pressure ventilation using an endotracheal tube
  • patient status ASA 1, 2 or 3
  • no significant cardio-vascular or respiratory disease
  • supine surgical position
Exclusion Criteria
  • Adults unable to give primary consent
  • age less than 18 years
  • pregnancy
  • prisoners
  • pre-existing cardiac or pulmonary disease
  • infusion of inotropic drugs
  • positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) requirements >8 cm H2O
  • increased intra-abdominal pressure (e.g. planned surgical pneumoperitoneum or ascitis)
  • intra-operative patient position other than supine

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Airway Enthalpy12 months

This is a single site, prospective, non-blinded, non-randomized, non-interventional study designed to evaluate the effect of changes in alveolar minute ventilation on the measurement of respiratory heat loss (enthalpy) in Joules per minute.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UC Davis Health System

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

UC Davis Health System
🇺🇸Sacramento, California, United States

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