NCT01188590

Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Post Cardiac Surgery: Incidence and Severity Resp Insufficiency

Pilot Study: Transcutaneous Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Post Cardiac Surgery: Incidence and Severity of Respiratory Insufficiency

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baylor Research Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose for the investigators study is to investigate the severity and incidence of respiratory insufficiency using transcutaneous carbon dioxide (TcPCO2) monitoring as an adjunct to the current standard of care for early detection of inadequate ventilation in post-operative surgical in-patients undergoing cardiac surgery after discharge from intensive care unit (ICU) or post anesthesia recovery unit (PACU).

Detailed description

This observational study is to determine the baseline carbon dioxide and severity of respiratory distress and acute respiratory failure (ARF)/respiratory arrest in the post cardiac surgery patients in the first 24 hours on a monitored telemetry floor.

Conditions

• Respiratory Insufficiency

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	TOSCA 500 monitor	transcutaneous ear lobe probe that monitors pulse rate, oxygen saturation and carbon dioxide levels

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2010-01-01
• Completion: 2010-01-01
• First posted: 2010-08-25
• Last updated: 2016-01-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States