Status:

COMPLETED

Measurement of the Second Gas Effect on Sevoflurane in Anaesthetised Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Austin Health

Conditions:

Anesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is investigating the "second gas effect", a phenomenon produced by the uptake of nitrous oxide (N2O) by the lungs, during the course of a typical anaesthetic. The effect is to increase the ...

Detailed Description

This study is investigating the "second gas effect", a phenomenon produced by the uptake of nitrous oxide (N2O) by the lungs, during the course of a typical anaesthetic. The effect is to increase the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Patients scheduled for elective surgery requiring relaxant general anaesthesia with arterial blood pressure monitoring via an arterial line.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Patients with moderately or severely impaired respiratory disease (FEV1 \< 1.5L, or FVC \< 2.0L).
  • Patients under 18 years of age.
  • Morbidly obese patients: BMI \> 30
  • Patients unable to give informed consent.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    September 1 2006

    Estimated Enrollment :

    14 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00321191

    Start Date

    May 1 2006

    End Date

    September 1 2006

    Last Update

    June 24 2015

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    Austin Hospital

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3084

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