CPAP/PSV Preoxygenation in Obese Patients

Karolinska Institutet44 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether continuouse positive airway pressure (CPAP), during induction of anaesthesia in morbidly obese patients, result in higher levels of oxygen in the blood.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Obesity Anaesthesia

Interventions

CPAP 5 cm H2O + PSV 5 cm H2OPROCEDURE

Patients in the intervention group received Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (5 cm H2O) and Pressure Supported Ventilation (5 cm H2O)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * body mass index (BMI) \> 35 kg/m2 * scheduled to undergo elective gastric bypass surgery * age ≥ 18 years * ASA Physical Status Classification II-III Exclusion Criteria: * significant cardiopulmonary disease * previous abdominal or thoracic surgery * inability to comprehend the protocol.

Locations (1)

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Danderyd Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Post intubation PaO2levels

PaO2 levels is measured within 5 minutes after the completion of intubation.

Time frame: 5 minutes after intubation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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