Perioperative oxygen administration in patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia in Australia and New Zealand: study protocol for a prospective multi-centre observational study.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hypoxia; Hyperoxia; Anaesthesiology - Anaesthetics

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620001013954
• Lead Sponsor: The Alfred Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-10-07
• Study Completion: 2021-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

The anaesthesia events of participating anaesthetists will be eligible for inclusion if all of the following inclusion criteria are met:
1.Patient at least 18 years of age, ASA 3 or 4
2.Non-cardiac surgery performed under general anaesthesia
3.Expected surgical duration of at least 120 minutes and an anticipated postoperative in hospital stay of at least one night

Exclusion Criteria

The anaesthesia event will be excluded if any of the following exclusion criteria are met:
1.Patient is pregnant or receiving supplemental oxygen immediately prior to surgery
2.Site primary investigator view that there exists an indication for or contraindication to specified intraoperative oxygen therapy, which may include but is not limited to severe COPD, previous bleomycin or cisplatin chemotherapy, surgical procedures with a risk of airway fire, and thoracic surgery
3.A prior anaesthesia event already recruited from the individual anaesthetist providing patient care in this study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified