Clinical Trial: Monitoring of Overdose Patients With and Without Supplemental Oxygen in the Emergency Department

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Monitoring of Overdose Patients With and Without Supplemental Oxygen in the Emergency Department

Brief Summary: This study will compare the data from pulse oximeters to capnographers as they are used to monitor patients who are being observed in the Emergency Department for a suspected overdose of alcohol or other drugs. The investigators will compare monitor data from patients who are and are not on supplemental oxygen, the ability of the monitors to predict the occurrence of airway interventions, and to detect ventilator changes noted on the opposing monitor. There will not be any interventions during this study other than the collection of data from the monitors and observation of the care of patients.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation

Current Primary Outcome:

• Airway Interventions Performed by ED Staff [ Time Frame: 4 hours ]
  Addition or increase in supplemental oxygen, stimulation to induce respiration, airway repositioning, bag-valve-mask application, positive pressure ventilation, intubation, airway suctioning, vomiting, medication administration, transfer to a higher level of care.
• Pulse oximetry [ Time Frame: 4 hours ]
  recorded every 5 minutes and at the time of clinical interventions
• End tidal CO2 [ Time Frame: 4 hours ]
  recorded every 5 minutes and at the time of any clinical intervention

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation

Dates:
Date Received: October 24, 2013
Date Started: May 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: October 23, 2014
Last Verified: October 2014