Obesity Guidelines for Outpatient Surgery

The investigators are concerned about anesthetizing obese children in outpatient locations in case they need prolonged stay, increased respiratory interventions, or need for post-operative narcotics. The investigators will be using a screening guideline to help us determine the higher risk child based on BMI and co-morbid conditions. The investigators will also be doing a retrospective chart review of 300 patients with BMI 95% and looking at various factors during the operative and post-operative period.

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Key information

Conditions

Obesity Body Weight Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Overnutrition Overweight Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients 95% or over BMI having outpatient surgery.

Treatment and study plan

BMI

Other

Screening guideline to assess body mass index.

Primary outcomes

Length of stay

Time frame: 1 week

Secondary outcomes

Number of subjects with respiratory complications

Time frame: 1 week

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Have NCH Obesity Guidelines Made an Impact? Differences in Anesthetizing the Obese Child in Outpatient Sites Versus Main OR at NCH.

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Aug 1, 2012
Registry last updated: Jan 8, 2016

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