CompletedNot Applicable

Upper Extremity Elevation and Lungfunction After Open Heart Surgery

Sweden22 participantsStarted 2022-04-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to assess if arm elevation, with or without simultaneous deep breathing, affects oxygen saturation and lung function on patients two to four days after open heart surgery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * open heart surgery at university hospital in Örebro Exclusion Criteria: * not able to communicate in swedish * difficulties in cooperating during measurements * cognitive impairement * prolonged stay at ICU (still at ICU on the day of investigation) * ongoing oxygen treatment with more than 5 liter/minut (FiO \> 40 %)

What they're measuring

peripheral oxygen saturation

Timeframe: 30 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05278819

SponsorMichael Reinhart

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-06-01

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