Boston Children's Hospital Post Anesthesia Care Unit Outcomes Study

Boston Children's Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgical Procedures, Operative

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02189642

IRB-P00008050

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the quality of outcomes in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at BCH and to identify preoperative demographic and behavioral data as well as intraoperative and anesthetic predictors of adverse PACU outcomes. The investigators hypothesize quality of PACU outcomes will correlate with preoperative demographic and behavioral characteristics as well as intraoperative and anesthetic procedures/techniques. This study will help the investigators improve post anesthetic care quality and create a higher level of satisfaction for patients, family, and health care providers.

Enrollment: 643 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 months to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients scheduled for surgery at Boston Children's Hospital ages 6 months to 30 years undergoing the following qualifying surgeries:

Genito-Urinary/Urology Department:

• Circumcision, Orchidopexy, Hypospadias Repair, Hernia Repair, Cystoscopy, Pyeloplasty, and Ureteral Reimplants or Ureteral Stents.

Otolaryngology Department:

• Tonsil and/or Adenoid Removal, Tympanostomy, Tympanoplasty, and Mastoidectomy.

Orthopaedics Department:

• Hip and Knee Arthroscopies, Hardware Removal, and Tendon Lengthening.
• Plastic Surgery Department: Alveolar Cleft Repair.

Exclusion criteria

• English as a second language.
• < 6 months, > 21 or 30 (hip patients only).
• Resident of a residential facility or ward of state.
• Guardianship status unclear.
• Not headed to the PACU post-operatively.
• Day of: Projected to arrive in PACU after 3 PM.
• Duration of surgery well beyond ordinary for procedure type.
• Exceptionally complex medical history.

Trial design

643 participants in 4 patient groups

Genito-Urinary/Urology Surgical Procedure Types

Description:

Pediatric patients undergoing circumcision, orchidopexy, hypospadias repair, hernia repair, cystoscopy, pyeloplasty, and ureteral reimplants or ureteral stents.

Otolaryngology Surgical Procedure Types

Description:

Pediatric patients undergoing tonsil and/or adenoid removal, tympanostomy, tympanoplasty, and mastoidectomy.

Orthopaedics Surgical Procedure Types

Description:

Patients undergoing hip and knee arthroscopies, hardware removal, and tendon lengthening.

Plastic Surgery Surgical Procedure Type

Description:

Pediatric patients undergoing alveolar cleft repair.