The Effect of Lung Recruitment Maneuver on Postoperative Atelectasis in Children

Seoul National University Hospital88 enrolled

Overview

The investigators compare the degree of atelectasis in recovery room between conventional recruitment maneuver and ultrasonography-guided lung recruitment during surgery.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Atelectasis

Interventions

recruitment maneuverPROCEDURE

Recruitment maneuver is provided with positive pressure of 30 cmH2O for 10 seconds.

ultrasonography-guided recruitment maneuverPROCEDURE

Recruitment maneuver is guided by ultrasonography.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMax age: 6 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients who undergo surgery for more than 1 hour under general anesthesia * Children under 6 years old * American Society of Anesthesiologist Physical Status I or II Exclusion Criteria: * History of lung surgery * Abnormal findings in chest x-ray * Laparoscopic surgery * Abdominal surgery

Locations (1)

Seoul National University Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of postoperative atelectasis

Postoperative atelectasis is measured using lung ultrasonography

Time frame: within 1 hour after the end of surgery

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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