Helm CPAP Versus Mask CPAP After Major Abdominal Surgery

Rigshospitalet

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Respiratory Insufficiency

Treatments: Device: Intermittent Mask CPAP; Device: Continuously helm CPAP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02173327

RHPOTA-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

Postoperative pulmonal complications (Abbreviation - PPC) after major abdominal surgery remains a significant clinical problem delaying rehabilitation after surgery. CPAP is one approach to minimize the frequency and severeness of PPC.

In the investigators' organization intermittent mask CPAP every 2 hour, 15min, is used routineously after major abdominal surgery.

Recently new devices has been designed, which give the opportunity tip deliver continuously CPAP with out interruptions because of presumed better comfort. Therefore better patient compliance.

No studies to date have investigated the possible benefit of using continuously helm CPAP versus the traditional intermittent mask CPAP after major abdominal surgery.

The investigators' study will investigate if there are any benefits with continuously Helm CPAP Versus intermittent Mask CPAP After Major Abdominal Surgery.

Enrollment: 102 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elective major abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Severe lung disease. Airway deformity. Need for CPAP at home. Ongoing oxygen therapy. Cannot give informed consent.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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102 participants in 2 patient groups

Continuously Helm CPAP

Other group

Description:

Continuously helm CPAP for 6 hours

Treatment:

Device: Continuously helm CPAP

Intermittent Mask CPAP

Other group

Description:

Intermittent Mask CPAP for 10minuttes every 2 hours in a 18 hours period postoperative.

Treatment:

Device: Intermittent Mask CPAP