Spontaneous breathing with a Flow Limiter in obese patients after general anaesthesia

Spontaneous breathing with a Flow Limiter in obese patients after general anaesthesia - FloLiPo

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00017495

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-08

Start date

2019-07-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

J96.0 E66.0

Interventions

Group 1: Control group (spontaneous breathing without Flow Limiter) Group 2: Intervention group (spontaneous breathing with Flow Limiter)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age = 18 years, elective surgery in general anesthesia, physical status according to the ASA I-III, written informed consent, BMI > 30 kg/m.^-2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age < 18 years, COPD (GOLD 3, clinical presentation), pregnancy, emergency procedure, rejection of participation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative oxygen saturation (pulse oximetry).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (radiologic, laborchemistry, microbiological examinations), respiratory and hemodynamic variables, blood gas test	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJonas Weber

Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care University Medical Center Freiburg

jonas.weber@uniklinik-freiburg.de+4976127026390

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026