Dysrhythmias During General Anesthesia in Children

NCT00715390 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 2004-10-3923
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 234
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To describe the types and incidence of cardiac dysrhythmias that occur under anesthesia in the present anesthesia environment.

Conditions

Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Keywords

Children; Cardiac Arrhythmia; General Anesthesia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Arrhythmias During General Anesthesia in Children

  July 1998 through July 2004

Study Arms (1)

1-Children receiving anesthesia

The sample of patients screened will be the entire electronic anesthesia record database from 1998 until 2004 looking for subjects that have dysrhythmias.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All patients who have undergone anesthesia at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia or at one of CHOP's satellite surgicenters, and whose anesthetic record was recorded electronically into the Compurecord system will be screened.

You may qualify if:

• Children, while under anesthesia, having
• circumstances of tachycardia and bradycardia,
• administration of medications used in the treatment of dysrhythmias,
• the commentary which includes comment about the heart rhythm or therapy for dysrhythmia,
• in the quality assurance database for evidence of dysrhythmia

You may not qualify if:

• Children with a known pre-operative:
• prior history of dysrhythmia and/or
• residual congenital heart disease
• anti/pro dysrhythmic medications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: lead
• Children's Anesthesiology Associates, Ltd.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Arrhythmias, Cardiac

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Ronald Litman, DO
• Organization: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

litmanr@email.chop.edu

215-590-5091

Study Officials

• Ronald S Litman, DO

  Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2008
• First Posted: July 15, 2008
• Study Start: October 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2005
• Study Completion: August 1, 2006
• Last Updated: December 27, 2012
• Results First Posted: March 1, 2011

Record last verified: 2012-12

Locations

US (1)