Status:
COMPLETED
The Effectiveness of Perioperative CPAP to Reduce Obstructive Sleep Apnea Related Adverse Events
Lead Sponsor:
University Health Network, Toronto
Conditions:
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective of the study: To determine whether Perioperative Auto-CPAP treatment prevent postoperative worsening of OSA and improve nocturnal oxygen saturation in surgical patients with moderate and sev...
Detailed Description
The patients will be approached by the study coordinators at the preoperative clinic. If the patient is interested in participating the study, STOP-Bang and Epworth questionnaires will be implemented ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- the patients who meet the following criteria will be recruited
- Patients who are scheduled for inpatient surgery that required a minimum of three nights of hospital stay
- Age: \>18 and \<80 years old.
- Identified as high risk of having OSA or diagnosed with OSA without using CPAP.
Exclusion
- Undergoing nasal, eye, head/neck surgery, intracranial or cardiac/thoracic surgery.
- Unwilling or unable to give informed consent.
- Currently undergoing treatment for sleep apnea including CPAP.
- Requiring prolonged postoperative ventilation.
- New York Heart Association functional class III and IV.
- Having valvular heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, implanted cardiac pacemaker, or unstable angina.
- Having myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery within 3 months.
- Having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or asthma.
- Having a presence of tracheostomy, facial, neck, or chest wall abnormalities.
- Having abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery, chemotherapy, or immunosuppressive therapy within 3 months.
- Visiting preoperative clinic less than 3 days before scheduled surgery date.
- On nasogastric tube postoperatively.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01249924
Start Date
October 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
December 18 2013
Active Locations (2)
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1
Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Aneshtesia
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T2S8
2
Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Anesthesia
Toronto, Ontario, Canada