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Fraction of Inspired Oxygen and Atelectasis in Children

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pulmonary Atelectasis
Registration Number
NCT02870842
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Investigators hypothesized that maintaining low fraction of inspired oxygen would be beneficial to prevent anesthesia-induced atelectasis in mechanically ventilated children undergoing general anesthesia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
86
Inclusion Criteria
  • Expected operation time between 1 to 3 hours under general anesthesia
  • Mechanically ventilated after endotracheal intubation
Exclusion Criteria
  • Cardiac, thoracic, abdominal surgery
  • 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
Incidence of postoperative atelectasiswithin the first day after the surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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 4 hours
Postoperative incidence of respiratory complicationswithin the first day after the surgery
Postoperative incidence of fever (≥37.5℃)within the first day after the surgery
Incidence of atelectasis after endotracheal intubationfrom the moment of endotracheal intubation until the end of surgery, up to 4 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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