Perioperative Lung Ultrasonography for Fast-track Cardiac Surgery

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pulmonary Complication

• Registration Number: NCT03527862
• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Brief Summary

The investigators evaluate the usefulness of lung ultrasonography in the perioperative period for postoperative outcomes in children undergoing fast track cardiac surgery.

Detailed Description

Some appropriate intervention such as recruitment maneuver, chest tube insertion, or diuretics will be applied depending on lung ultrasound findings.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-05
• Study Start: 2018-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2018-05-17
• Status Verified: 2022-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-05-03
• Last Update Posted: 2022-05-09
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-20
• Study Completion: 2022-12-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

• Children receiving fast track cardiac surgery protocol
• = or < 5 years old
• Children with acyanotic heart disease

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous history of lung resection surgery
• Preoperative chest x-ray abnormalities
• Postoperative cyanosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative pulmonary complications	Up to postoperative day 5	Pleural effusion, atelectasis, diaphragmatic dysfunction, pulmonary infection, embolism, respiratory failure, aspiration, pneumothorax, chylothorax, bronchospasm

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of oxygen therapy	Up to postoperative day 5
Duration of the use of inotropes	Up to postoperative day 5	Duration of the use of inotropes
Length of intensive care unit stay	up to postoperative day 5	Length of intensive care unit stay
Lung ultrasonography findings	until 4 hours after surgery	Diagnostic lung ultrasonography
ABGA result	within 4 hours after extubation	arterial blood gas analysis results

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Korea, Republic of