Determination of Optimal Positive End-expiratory Pressure Using Electrical Impedance Tomography in Children Under General Anesthesia: Comparison Between Supine and Prone Positions

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: General Anesthesia

Treatments: Other: Exploration of optimal PEEP in supine and prone position

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05275309

H2111-072-1272

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to determine the appropriate positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) using electrical impedance tomography (EIT) in children under general anesthesia and to investigate whether there is a difference between the supine and prone positions.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 1 year old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children <= years of age who are scheduled for surgery in the prone position under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria

• Respiratory distress, bronchopulmonary dysplasia
• Pneumothorax
• Increased intracranial pressure
• History of airway surgery
• Cervical or thoracic surgery
• Pulmonary hypertension

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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33 participants in 1 patient group

Children <= 1 years old

Experimental group

Description:

Pediatric patients \<= 1 years old of age scheduled for surgery in the prone position

Treatment:

Other: Exploration of optimal PEEP in supine and prone position