The Relationship Between the ASA Score Determined by Operating Room Nurses and Intubation Duration

NCT07382895 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2025-SBB-0079
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to The objective of this study was to ascertain the extent to which operating room nurses assign ASA scores and to assess the reliability of these scores in predicting significant risk factors, including the necessity for mechanical ventilation in patients.

Conditions

The Individual Must be Willing to Participate in the Study; The Individual Must be 18 Years of Age or Older

Keywords

ASA Physical Status Classification System; preoperative assessment; operating room nurse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Determining the sociodemographic information of the nurse using "Personal Information Form 1"

  The nurse's assessment is a nine-item form that includes information such as age, gender, professional work experience, experience working in an operating room, work style, average weekly working hours, income level, and whether or not they have received ASA Physical Status Classification training.

  From April 2025 to June 2025

• Determining the sociodemographic information of anesthesiologists using "Personal Information Form 3"

  This is an 8-item form that includes the anesthesiologist's age, gender, professional work experience, operating room experience, work style, average weekly working hours, income level, and whether they have received ASA Physical Status Classification training.

  From April 2025 to June 2025

• Determining the sociodemographic information of the patient's using "Personal Information Form 3"

  This is an 8-item form that includes the patient's age, gender, chronic diseases, previous surgical procedures, Glasgow Coma Scale score, ASA class score, need for mechanical ventilation, and number of days the patient has been intubated.

  From April 2025 to June 2025

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Comparing patients' ASA scores with their need for mechanical ventilation

  From April 2025 to June 2025

Study Arms (1)

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Inclusion Criteria for Volunteers in the Study: * The person must be 18 years of age or older, * The person must be willing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria for Volunteers in the Study: * The person must be 18 years of age or younger, * The person must not be a volunteer to participate in the study, * The person must be classified as ASA VI, * The person must have died during surgery.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

This study was conducted at Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital between 1 April and 1 July 2025. The operating room was staffed by 36 nurses, 12 anesthesiologists (across 12 operating tables) and 80 patients. A review of extant research on the subject was conducted, and a G Power analysis was subsequently performed. This analysis indicated that, in order to achieve 80% power within a 95% confidence interval for an effect size of d=0.8, it is necessary to include 80 individuals meeting the inclusion criteria in the study.

You may qualify if:

• The person must be 18 years of age or older,
• Must volunteer to participate in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• The person must be 18 years of age or younger,
• Not willing to participate in the study,
• The person must be in ASA VI class,
• Death must have been considered during surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University: lead
• Zonguldak Ataturk State Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Zonguldak Atatürk State Hospital

Zonguldak, Zonguldak Province, 67100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Target Duration: 3 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2026
• First Posted: February 3, 2026
• Study Start: April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: July 1, 2025
• Last Updated: February 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)