Effects of Postoperative Residual Paralysis on Hospital Costs

Residual Paralysis, Post-Anesthesia Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Postoperative Residual Paralysis on Costs of Hospital Care, Length of Hospitalization and Intensive Care Unit Admission Rate

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a secondary analysis of a previously performed prospective, observer-blinded, observational study at Massachusetts General Hospital. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of residual paralysis at admission to the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) on total costs of hospital care.

Secondary analyses will be conducted to evaluate the effects of postoperative residual paralysis on potential cost-influencing factors, i.e. incidence of minor and major postoperative respiratory complications, hospital length of stay (LOS), unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) admission rate, as well as length of stay in the PACU.

Clinical Trial Description

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia
• Paralysis
• Residual Paralysis, Post-Anesthesia

• NCT number: NCT01718860
• Study type: Observational
• Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2011
• Completion date: December 2017