Lung Ultrasound and Alveolar Recruitment in Mechanically Ventilated Infants

Seoul National University Hospital40 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pulmonary Atelectasis

Interventions

Lung ultrasoundDEVICE

Lung ultrasound on both hemithorax in supine position

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 1 DayMax age: 1 Year

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Postoperative incidence of pulmonary atelectasis

Time frame: within the first day after the surgery

Secondary Outcomes

Intraoperative incidence of pulmonary atelectasis after endotracheal intubation

Time frame: from the moment of endotracheal intubation until the end of surgery, up to 6 hours

Intraoperative incidence of pulse oximetry (SpO2) ≤ 95% (or 10% below the baseline value)

Time frame: from the induction of general anesthesia until the end of the surgery, up to 6 hours

Postoperative incidence of pulse oximetry (SpO2) ≤ 95% (or 10% below the baseline value)

Time frame: within the first day after the surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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