Obesity Guidelines for Outpatient Surgery

Nationwide Children's Hospital1,327 enrolled

Overview

The investigators are concerned about anesthetizing obese children in outpatient locations in case they need prolonged stay, increased respiratory interventions, or need for post-operative narcotics. The investigators will be using a screening guideline to help us determine the higher risk child based on BMI and co-morbid conditions. The investigators will also be doing a retrospective chart review of 300 patients with BMI 95% and looking at various factors during the operative and post-operative period.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,327

Conditions

Obesity

Interventions

BMIOTHER

Screening guideline to assess body mass index.

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients 95% or over BMI having outpatient surgery.

Locations (1)

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Length of stay

Time frame: 1 week

Secondary Outcomes

Number of subjects with respiratory complications

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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