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Effects of Artificial ventilation guided by mechanical power of ventilation compared to conventional ventilation strategy during major surgery of abdomen on incidence of lung complications following surgery.

Effects of Mechanical Power guided personalised intra-operative mechanical ventilation strategy to reduce post-operative pulmonary complications in Major Abdominal Surgery: a randomised controlled trial (EMPOWER-MAS) - EMPOWER-MAS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/07/113736
Enrollment
144
Registered
2026-07-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Mechanical Power Guided Ventilation: Mechanical power will be assessed after initiation of mechanical ventilation and will be recorded at hourly intervals throughout the intra operative

Sponsors

AIIMS New Delhi
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult patients aged 18 years and above, of either sex, belonging to American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I II, scheduled to undergo elective major abdominal surgery (anticipated duration more than 2 hours) under general anaesthesia will be enrolled.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients refusal to participate in the study 2. Patients undergoing emergency laparotomy 3. Known COPD or other chronic lung diseases 4. Patients undergoing oesophageal surgery 5. Known deformity of chest wall or thoracic spine 6. Pre-existing significant cardiac, renal and hepatic diseases 7. Intraoperative massive blood loss (defined by blood loss more than 40 ml/kg) or massive transfusion (more than 8 unit of PRBC transfusion during surgery) 8. Patients with history of previous thoracic surgery. 9. BMI more than 30 kg per metre square, and less than 18 kg per metre square

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative pulmonary complications as per Melbourne Group Scale Score 2 Postoperative pulmonary complications will be defined as positive when patients presented with four or more of the eight dichotomous factors. Timepoint: Will be assessed Preoperatively for baseline and on Postoperative day three and seven. The primary Outcome will be assessed on Postoperative Day seven

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Post-operative pulmonary complications as per Melbourne Group Scale Score 2Timepoint: Preoperatively for Baseline & on postoperative Day 3 & 7;PPCs as per European Perioperative Clinical Outcome, EPCO, definitions at day 7. Postoperative pulmonary complications include any postoperative occurrence of respiratory infection, respiratory failure - Hypoxemia or need for oxygen/ventilatory support, pleural effusion, atelectasis, pneumothorax, bronchospasm, or aspiration pneumonitis.Timepoint: Preoperatively for Baseline & on postoperative Day 3 & 7;Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: From the day of Surgey until the day of Hospital discharge- in number of days.;Lung ultrasound score at post-extubation at the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit: 12 lung areas bilaterally.Timepoint: On Postoperative day Zero immediately after extubation in Post anaesthesia care unit.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Dalim Kumar Baidya

AIIMS New Delhi

dalimkumar.ab8@gmail.com9871568534

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026