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Lung Ultrasound and Alveolar Recruitment in Mechanically Ventilated Infants

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pulmonary Atelectasis
Registration Number
NCT02584023
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Investigators hypothesized that lung ultrasound-assisted recruitment maneuver would be beneficial in mechanically ventilated infants compared to those who did not receive lung ultrasound and alveolar recruitment maneuver.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Minor surgery less than 2 hours under general anesthesia
  • Mechanically ventilated after endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of surgery on the lungs
  • Laparoscopic surgery
  • Abnormal preoperative chest radiograph findings including atelectasis, pneumothorax, pleural effusion, and pneumonia
  • Considered inappropriate by the investigator

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative incidence of pulmonary atelectasiswithin the first day after the surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intraoperative incidence of pulmonary atelectasis after endotracheal intubationfrom the moment of endotracheal intubation until the end of surgery, up to 6 hours
Intraoperative incidence of pulse oximetry (SpO2) ≤ 95% (or 10% below the baseline value)from the induction of general anesthesia until the end of the surgery, up to 6 hours
Postoperative incidence of pulse oximetry (SpO2) ≤ 95% (or 10% below the baseline value)within the first day after the surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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

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