CompletedNot Applicable

Continuous vs Intermittent Monitoring of Respiratory and Heart Rate in Relation to Length of Stay

Sweden46 participantsStarted 2020-11-01

Plain-language summary

Is heart rate and respiratory rate measured continuously with a new wireless sensor better as compared to standard care, with manually measured spot checks by nurses on general wards? Does continuous monitoring detect more abnormal respiratory- and heart rate? Are abnormal values associated with increased lenght of stay?

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. ≥ 18 years of age
✓. planned to go through a major high-risk surgery
✓. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 2-4 due to present comorbidities
✓. planned to stay in the postoperative high dependency unit for \>12hours where they also would have wired continuous monitoring.

Exclusion criteria

✕. pregnancy
✕. presence of implantable defibrillator or pacemaker
✕. allergy to skin adhesives

What they're measuring

Length of stay

Timeframe: Within 60 days of index surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06973044

SponsorKarolinska Institutet

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2021-09-30

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