Orthopedic Disorder, Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
This prospective study will measure various factors in children coming in for ambulatory surgery and attempt to create a scoring system that would be able to predict post-operative outcomes.
Interventions
Lung volumes will be measured using spirometry.
PVT-192 Psychomotor Vigilance Task Monitor is a hand-held, self-contained system used for repetitive reaction time measurement.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Pediatric patients aged 6-18 years old having ambulatory orthopedic surgery with or without planned postoperative admission. * Patients need to be cooperative to under spirometry testing and reaction time measurement. If unable to perform, we will assess why they were not able (non-cooperative, inability, etc)
Exclusion criteria
* Spinal fusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) length of stay | Immediately post-op | The investigators hypothesize that spirometry performance will be associated with reduced PACU length of stay |
Countries
United States