The Comparison of Pulse Oximetry, End-tidal Capnometry, and Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI)

The Comparison of Pulse Oximetry, End-tidal Capnometry, and Integrated Pulmonary Index in Adult Post-operative Patients

To compare two ways to test breathing after surgery in acute care setting. One method tests oxygen level of the blood, and one method will test oxygen and the carbon dioxide that is breathed out.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Postoperative Care
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: capnostream 20, Oridian Medical 1987 ltd, Needham MA

Detailed Description

A simple comparison design will be used to compare pulse SpO2 monitoring of respiratory status to a combination of pulse SpO2 monitoring and EtCO2 nasal cannula monitoring with Integrated Pulmonary Index (IPI). Using combination monitor, each subject will serve as their own control with repeated measurements of respiratory rate, SpO2, EtCO2 and IPI at 5 second intervals. Patients will be monitored for a minimum of 8 hours after admission to the acute care unit and through the first night.

Subjects for this study will be a convenience sample post-operative in-patients admitted to 2 East after surgery at Allenmore Hospital/Multicare Health System a 75 bed community facility.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 60

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Washington
    • Tacoma, Washington, United States, 98411
      • Allenmore Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Convenience sample post-operative in-patients admitted to 2 East at Allenmore Hospital/multicare Health system a 75 bed community facility.

Description

Inclusion criteria:

• Age greater than 18
• Increased Body Mass Index (BMI) > 31
• History of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• History of Sleep Apnea

Exclusion criteria:

• Respiratory failure
• Isolation requirements
• Surgical patients admitted to 2 West or ICU

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Allenmore Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Julie M Northrup, ADN, BC, Multicare Health System-Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Jennifer Spotted-Horse, MS,BSN,OCN, Multicare Health System-Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Dawn Fox, RN, Multicare Health System-Allenmore Hosptial; Principal Investigator: David Lechich, RN, Multicare Health System-Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Joan Fortune, RN, Multicare Health System Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Katy Rogers, RN, Multicare Health System, Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Lynn Arnold, RN, Multicare Health System Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Lisa Ettlin-Porter, BSN,RN,CCRN, Multicare Health System Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Dee Harris, BS,RRT,RPFT, Multicare Health System Allenmore Hospital; Principal Investigator: Colleen Doherty, PhD(c),RN, Consultant-Multicare Health System Allenmore Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: August 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2010
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 30, 2010
• First Posted (Estimate): August 31, 2010

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 13, 2010
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 10, 2010
• Last Verified: December 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Adult; Pulmonary; oximetry; post-operative; operative; Integrated; Post; capnometry; Index; End-tidal; Monitoring Respiratory status
• Other Study ID Numbers: AH2ESCAP