Perioperative Lung Ultrasonography for Fast-track Cardiac Surgery

Seoul National University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pulmonary Complication

Treatments: Other: Treatment according to lung ultrasonography

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03527862

H1803-123-932

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators evaluate the usefulness of lung ultrasonography in the perioperative period for postoperative outcomes in children undergoing fast track cardiac surgery.

Full description

Some appropriate intervention such as recruitment maneuver, chest tube insertion, or diuretics will be applied depending on lung ultrasound findings.

Enrollment: 35 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 5 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children receiving fast track cardiac surgery protocol
• = or < 5 years old
• Children with acyanotic heart disease

Exclusion criteria

• Previous history of lung resection surgery
• Preoperative chest x-ray abnormalities
• Postoperative cyanosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention is performed. Lung ultrasonography is performed within 4 hours after surgery for diagnostic purpose.

lung ultrasonography group

Experimental group

Description:

Lung ultrasonography is performed three times; after tracheal intubation, before surgery end, and within 4 hours after surgery. In this group, respiratory management is performed according to diagnosis.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment according to lung ultrasonography