Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) for Preventing Respiratory Failure After Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2013
Aim of this study is verify if postoperative CPAP after laparoscopic prostatectomy may reduce the impact of postoperative respiratory failure, defined as occurrence of hypoxemia (PaO2\<60 mmHg) and/or reduction of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) beyond 70% of basal value.
Epistemonikos ID: 00c8355dce907a9c02e4b34756ed343fc2200a92
First added on: May 11, 2024