An interventional study of SpHb measurement in Anemia and Anemia, Iron Deficiency, sponsored by Medical University of Graz. Completed at 1 site in Austria. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-11-16.
Sponsored by Medical University of Graz · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic
This study's goal is to establish SpHb threshold values that can help health care provider sort out which patients would potentially benefit from central laboratory Hb testing pre-operatively and who would likely not. It also aims to compare the mean difference between these two methods in a pre-operative setting.
SpHb values will be observed and recorded from patients meeting the inclusion criteria undergoing pre-operative evaluation for plastic, trauma, orthopaedic, urological, general and gynaecological surgery over one year by the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the University Medical Centre Graz.
All patients will be evaluated pre-operatively by an anaesthesiologist, utilizing both central laboratory measurements as clinical routine and non-invasive Hb measurements. Both measurements (SpHb and central laboratory Hb) will be documented, along with the normally collected patient data, using the electronic system currently in use. Median values from the two methods will be compared, and possible cut-off values calculated.
Knowledge of patients' serum haemoglobin (Hb) levels is of great importance in many areas of medical practice. Standard methods of measurement require direct blood sampling; they are therefore relatively invasive, costly, and time-consuming.
Non-invasive Hb measurement techniques utilizing a finger probe (SpHb) have attracted a lot of attention over the last five years. Numerous studies have compared the accuracy of these devices with central laboratory Hb data in a wide range of clinical settings: operating rooms, critical care units, emergency departments, and blood donor clinics.
A meta-analysis of previous studies regarding SpHb measurements in perioperative and intensive care settings has revealed a mean difference between non-invasive and central laboratory Hb results of 0.10±1.37 g/dl (n=4425) (2) . To date, however, few studies have assessed the use of these devices in a pre-operative setting.
Such a study could be of great value, as Hb measurement plays an important role in the implementation of PBM programmes (Patient Blood Management), which in turn are associated with improved patient outcomes, fewer transfusions and lower costs.
Various guidelines with the aim of reducing unnecessary testing have been proposed. Such guidelines prioritize the tests to be applied during preparation for minor, intermediate and major surgery, considering specific comorbidities.
This study's goal is to establish SpHb threshold values that can help health care provider sort out which patients would potentially benefit from central laboratory Hb testing pre-operatively and who would likely not. It also aims to compare the mean difference between these two methods in a pre-operative setting.
With reliable cut-off values, SpHb levels could serve as a pre-test for patients with a low ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) score undergoing minor to intermediate surgery-i.e., those who would normally not receive a complete lab-test before an operation. This adaptation of clinical routine could help to detect anemia where it might otherwise be missed.
To achieve this goal, SpHb values will be observed and recorded from patients meeting the inclusion criteria undergoing pre-operative evaluation for plastic, trauma, orthopaedic, urological, general and gynaecological surgery over one year by the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the University Medical Centre Graz.
All patients will be evaluated pre-operatively by an anaesthesiologist, utilizing both central laboratory measurements as clinical routine and non-invasive Hb measurements. Both measurements (SpHb and central laboratory Hb) will be documented, along with the normally collected patient data, using the electronic system currently in use. Median values from the two methods will be compared, and possible cut-off values calculated.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Included patients will be evaluated by an anaesthesiologist according to national and international guidelines as it is routine at the pre-operative clinic. In addition, all included patients will have their Hb measured non-invasively by a trained health care provider. SpHb values will be recorded in the documentation software already in use at the clinic.
Diagnostic Test: SpHb measurement
All included patients will have their Hb measured non-invasively by a trained health care provider. SpHb values will be recorded in the documentation software already in use at the clinic.
SpHb Accuracy
Accuracy (trueness and precision) of non-invasive Hb measurement
Time frame: before surgery
SpHb Cut-off
Potential SpHb cut-offs to reliably non-invasively detect anaemia as defined by the gold-standard
Time frame: before surgery
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