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Hackett C, Denehy L, Kruger P, Ripley N, Reid N, Smithers BM, Walker RM, Hope L, Boden I. PHYSIO+++: protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial assessing the feasibility of physiotherapist-led non-invasive ventilation for patients with hypoxaemia following abdominal surgery. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e078175. [PMID: 38101825 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Few clinical trials have investigated physiotherapy interventions to treat hypoxaemia following abdominal surgery. The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility and safety of conducting a clinical trial of physiotherapist-led non-invasive ventilation (NIV). METHODS AND ANALYSIS This single-centre, 50-patient, parallel-group, assessor blinded, pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation will enrol spontaneously ventilating adults with hypoxaemia within 72 hours of major abdominal surgery. Participants will receive either (1) usual care physiotherapy of a single education session (talk), daily walking of 10-15 min (walk) and four sessions of coached deep breathing and coughing (breathe) or (2) usual care physiotherapy plus four 30 min sessions of physiotherapist-led NIV delivered over 2 postoperative days. Primary feasibility and safety outcome measures are; number of eligible patients recruited per week, total time of NIV treatment delivered, acceptability of treatments to patients and clinicians and incidence of adverse events. Secondary feasibility outcomes include measures of recruitment and treatment adherence. Exploratory outcome measures include change in respiratory parameters, postoperative pulmonary complications, length of hospital stay, health-related quality of life, postoperative activity levels and mortality. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval has been obtained from the relevant institution. Results will be published to inform future research. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER ACTRN12622000839707.
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Affiliation(s)
- Claire Hackett
- Department of Physiotherapy, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Health Services Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
- Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Health Services Research, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
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- Upper Gastro-intestinal Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
- Discipline of Surgery, The School of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Division of Surgery, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- Consumer representative, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health Science, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- Department of Physiotherapy, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Wrigge H, Petroff D, Fernandez-Bustamante A. Pressure for High Positive End-expiratory Pressure in Obese Surgical Patients Is Growing. Anesthesiology 2023; 139:239-243. [PMID: 37552098 PMCID: PMC10662970 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000004665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Hermann Wrigge
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, Pain Therapy, Bergmannstrost Hospital Halle, Germany
- Medical Faculty, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
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- Clinical Trial Centre, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, United States of America
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