Reverse Trendelenburg Positioning and Its Effect on Outcomes: a Retrospective Study of Consecutive Patients
NCT ID: NCT02984657
Last Updated: 2016-12-07
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
1500 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2015-05-31
2015-09-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Most patients undergoing general endotracheal anesthesia are in the supine or horizontal position. However, evidence from the literature demonstrates that the supine position in mechanically ventilated patients is a risk for aspiration and ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). During intensive care unit (ICU) mechanical ventilation, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement recommends elevating the head of the bed to prevent pulmonary aspiration and VAP. Other investigations have shown a profound relationship between horizontal positioning and intra-operative aspiration. There is substantial operating room, ICU, and animal investigative evidence that aspiration occurs despite the presence of a cuffed endotracheal tube. Likewise, previous work by this group showed a 30% perioperative hypoxemia rate, which was significantly associated with horizontal positioning. The post-operative length of hospital stay was 2 days longer with hypoxemia, compared to no hypoxemia (p \<0.0001) and this represented a total of 300 additional days for the 2 months of the study.
The purpose of this retrospective study is to repeat the investigation after adopting a recent policy change of 10-degree Reverse Trendelenburg position as the routine for surgical patients, unless deemed inappropriate by either the anesthesiology or operating room nursing staff.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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COHORT
RETROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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2012 patients
Surgical patients in 2012 with anesthesia and nursing staff less attuned to intraoperative RTP.
Surgical patients in 2012 with anesthesia and nursing staff less attuned to intraoperative RTP.
RTP, reverse Trendelenburg positioning
2015 patients
Surgical patients in 2015 with enhanced anesthesia and nursing staff awareness and use of intraoperative RTP.
Surgical patients in 2015 with enhanced anesthesia and nursing staff awareness and use of intraoperative RTP.
RTP, reverse Trendelenburg positioning
Interventions
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Surgical patients in 2012 with anesthesia and nursing staff less attuned to intraoperative RTP.
RTP, reverse Trendelenburg positioning
Surgical patients in 2015 with enhanced anesthesia and nursing staff awareness and use of intraoperative RTP.
RTP, reverse Trendelenburg positioning
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age ≥18 years
* Glasgow Coma Scale score ≥13 (prior to tracheal intubation)
* American Society of Anesthesiologists classification I-IV
* Pre-operative pulmonary stability
Exclusion Criteria
* Cardiac and thoracic surgical patients
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
UNKNOWN
C. Michael Dunham
OTHER
Responsible Party
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C. Michael Dunham
Research Associate, St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Principal Investigators
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C. Michael Dunham, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Locations
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St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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15-023
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id