Patients aged more than 65 years who are undergoing lower extremity surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients undergoing lower extremity surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Patients who refuse to undergo lung ultrasound, refusing to participate in the study - Preoperative hemodynamically unstable condition -Patients with preoperative lung abnormalities such as pneumonia, atelectasis, or previous intrathoracic procedures -consistent hypoxia even with therapy for hypoxia - patients with difficult airway - Patients with mental retardation - Patients who can not read and understand Korean
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidence of atelectasis assessed by Lung ultrasound score (LUS) score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) The prevalence of the abnormal findings (e.g. pneumonia) 2) The relationship between postoperative pulmonary complication and ABGA, CXR changes | — |
Countries
Asia(except Japan)
Contacts
Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine