Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluation of Gas Exchange by the Measurement of Lung Diffusion for Carbon Monoxide During General Anaesthesia

Lead Sponsor:

San Gerardo Hospital

Conditions:

Lung Diffusion

Acute Respiratory Failure

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Mechanical ventilation is a therapeutic method used in order to keep gas exchange adequate to cell metabolism in patients with acute respiratory failure. It is currently proved that, although on one h...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • over 18 years of age
  • undergoing a non-thoracic, non-laparoscopic surgery, lasting more than three hours and requiring general anaesthesia and invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion

  • COPD 3 Gold stage or above
  • ASA physical status classification system 4 or above
  • heart failure NYHA 2 or above
  • chronic kidney disease
  • axillary temperature over 38 °C
  • BMI over 30 kg/m\^2
  • pregnancy or breastfeeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01503879

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

October 1 2012

Last Update

August 29 2012

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Ospedale San Gerardo

Monza, MB, Italy