Comparison of pulmonary mechanics during minimally invasive repair of pectus excavatum.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged greater than 18 years old with the American Society of Anaesthesiology physical status I or II, were consecutively enrolled. Patients were scheduled for elective MIRPE.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria were respiratory, cardiovascular, or neurological abnormalities or those patients taking any bronchoactive drugs (ß-agonists or antagonists, theophylline, anticholinergics, and corticosteroids).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method peak inspiratory airway pressure ;plateau pressure ;static compliance;respiratory resistance
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pulmonary complicatiton