A study in children undergoing elective general anaesthesia to compare the effectiveness of two different maneouvres to re-open collapsed lungs using a continuous forced oscillation technique (FOT) system.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Ventilation in children undergoing general anaesthesiaAnaesthesiology - Anaesthetics
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12619001434189
- Lead Sponsor
- Perth Children's Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
Children undergoing surgery with general anaesthesia through either laryngeal mask or tracheal tube.
Exclusion Criteria
Children with a known difficult airway or thoracic malformation
Children with a known major lung and/or cardiopulmonary disease:
·Uncorrected congenital heart disease
·Primary/secondary pulmonary hypertension
·Cardiac/thoracic malformations/tumours
·Structural lung changes
·Uncontrolled asthma
·Cystic Fibrosis
The above list is a non-exhaustive list. Any other less common cardiopulmonary conditions will be assessed by the anaesthetist in charge and accounted for in the exclusion criteria list.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method