Status:

COMPLETED

POPULAR: POst-operative PULmonary Complications After Use of Muscle Relaxants in Europe

Lead Sponsor:

European Society of Anaesthesiology

Conditions:

Surgical Procedures, Operative

Anaesthesia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

International multicenter observational study of a random-sample cohort of patients undergoing any in-hospital surgical procedure under general or regional anaesthesia during a continued 14-day period...

Detailed Description

Overall postoperative mortality for patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery in Europe is 4% (EUSOS study). Postoperative pulmonary complications are a major factor, which increase patient morbidity an...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult Patients undergoing any in-hospital surgical procedure under general or regional anaesthesia during the defined continued 14-day period of recruitment.

Exclusion

  • Patients less than 18 years of age
  • Patients scheduled for local or regional anaesthesia only
  • Patient's anaesthetic procedure scheduled outside an operating room
  • Ambulatory patients = Patient planned to be discharged within 12 hours post anaesthesia
  • Patient with preoperatively intubated trachea
  • Patient from an intensive care unit (ICU)
  • Patient scheduled for additional surgical / anaesthetic procedure in the next 7 days
  • Patients who had a surgical / anaesthetic procedure within the past 7 days
  • Patient born outside the predetermined 'month(s)' allocated for the specific study centre.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

22000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01865513

Start Date

June 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2015

Last Update

October 14 2015

Active Locations (2)

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Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München

München, Germany, 81675

2

Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden, 171 76