Rates of Apnea in Patients Undergoing Vitreoretinal Surgery

Stanford University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Apnea

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01745341

25284

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if apnea (the stopping of breathing) occurs in patients undergoing undergoing monitored anesthesia care (MAC) for vitreoretinal surgery

Full description

Patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery will be monitored during the procedure to determine if they stop breathing. This study is observational in nature and no interventions will be made.

Enrollment: 113 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients having vitreoretinal surgery under monitored anesthesia care

Exclusion criteria

• patients having vitreoretinal surgery without monitored anesthesia care

Trial design

113 participants in 1 patient group

vitreoretinal surgery patients

Description:

Patients undergoing vitreoretinal surgery under monitored anesthesia care. They will be observed during surgery and no interventions will be administered.