ormobaric hyperoxia for treatment of pneumocephalus after posterior fossa surgery in the semisitting position: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- postoperative pneumocephalus
- Registration Number
- DRKS00006273
- Lead Sponsor
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
Patient’s age above 18 years
- Surgery with standard anaesthetic and ventilation procedures
- Postoperative course must be uneventful without any complication.
- CT scan show intracranial air collection of 30 ml or more.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with a history of any cardiac disease or previously cardiac surgery, any pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic cough or dyspnoe, abnormal chest X-ray, or previously pulmonary surgery - Patients, who will need, for whatever reason, a CSF drain or prolonged postoperative ventilation
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. The mean change of air volume between CT scan performed immediately and 24 hours after completion of surgery. <br>2. The air resorption rate (the mean change of air volume / hour).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Attention at 24 hours after completion of surgery: Stroop color-word interference tests<br>2. Alertness at 24 hours after completion of surgery: Stanford Sleepiness Scale