Lung Ultrasound and Alveolar Recruitment in Mechanically Ventilated Infants

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pulmonary Atelectasis

Treatments: Device: Lung ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02584023

H-1509-063-703

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators hypothesized that lung ultrasound-assisted recruitment maneuver would be beneficial in mechanically ventilated infants compared to those who did not receive lung ultrasound and alveolar recruitment maneuver.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 1 day to 1 year old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Minor surgery less than 2 hours under general anesthesia
• Mechanically ventilated after endotracheal intubation

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

No intervention during the perioperative period. Perform lung ultrasound twice only for the diagnostic purpose after the endotracheal intubation and and at the end of surgery.

Treatment:

Device: Lung ultrasound

Alveolar recruitment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Perform lung ultrasound twice during the perioperative period after the endotracheal intubation and and at the end of surgery. Conduct alveolar recruitment maneuver after first lung ultrasound assessment.

Treatment:

Device: Lung ultrasound