Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on the Incidence of Pneumothorax After Subclavian Vein Catheterization

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subclavian Vein Catheterization

Treatments: Other: Lungs were mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization; Other: Lungs were not mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01815801

H-1301-066-459

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mechanical ventilation influences the incidence of pneumothorax after subclavian venous catheterization.

Enrollment: 334 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult patients undergoing neurosurgery that requires the placement of subclavian venous catheterization

Exclusion criteria

• infection over the puncture site
• history of prior clavicular fracture
• anatomical anomaly of subclavian vein
• Pneumothorax

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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334 participants in 2 patient groups

Ventilated group

Experimental group

Description:

Lungs were mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization.

Treatment:

Other: Lungs were mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Lungs were not mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization.

Treatment:

Other: Lungs were not mechanically ventilated during subclavian vein catheterization