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Study to Determine if Using Ventilation During Open Heart Surgery Improves Lung Outcomes

Effect of Continuous Mechanical Ventilation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass on The Lung Mechanics: A Prospective Evaluation

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01522222
Acronym
PEEP
Enrollment
40
Registered
2012-01-31
Start date
2010-07-31
Completion date
2015-09-29
Last updated
2018-12-14

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Conditions

Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure

Keywords

cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, CABG, PEEP

Brief summary

To demonstrate that using continuous mechanical lung ventilatory support in combination with Positive End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP)during open heart surgery will improve lung function and decrease lung complications after surgery.

Detailed description

This is a prospective, randomized, blinded study with a control group. The study group will receive mechanical ventilatory support during CBB, which consists of a preset/predetermined tidal volume, respiratory rate, positive pressure at the end of expiration and FIO2. The control group will receive CPB without additional mechanical ventilatory support during surgery, which at present is the standard of care. The difference between the study and the control group will occur during the time the heart is arrested and the lungs, under present standard of care, are no longer ventilated. It is at this point in time that those in the study group will continue to receive ventilation, intermittent positive pressure ventilation, while their heart is arrested. The subjects will have their lungs ventilated six times per minute with a tidal volume equal to 7-10 milliliters per kilogram. This range, when combined with a consistent PEEP of 5cm of water pressure, will allow for the peak inspiratory pressure to be maintained at or below 40cm of water pressure. In addition, the FIO2 will remain consistent at the same level that was needed to maintain the pulse oximetry at 94% as well as the end-tidal CO2 at 35mmHg. The values mentioned for this study have been chosen based on not only investigator preference, but also on what is considered minimally necessary to prevent atelectasis. Multiple studies have been done utilizing PEEP at 5 and 10 cm of water pressure. With the exception of the potential for mechanical ventilation during the CBP, the care of the subject, regardless of the group randomized into, will be the same. We will in all other aspects continue to utilize the current standard of care.

Interventions

PROCEDUREcontinuous, mechanical ventilatory support

Those in the treatment group will receive ventilation, intermittent positive pressure ventilation, while their heart is arrested. The subjects will have their lungs ventilated six times per minute with a tidal volume equal to 7-10 milliliters per kilogram. This range, when combined with a consistent PEEP of 5cm of water pressure, will allow for the peak inspiratory pressure to be maintained at or below 40cm of water pressure. In addition, the FIO2 will remain consistent at the same level that was needed to maintain the pulse oximetry at 94% as well as the end-tidal CO2 at 35mmHg.

Sponsors

Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* any patient of any gender, any age with known coronary artery disease that will undergo elective Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) and will require CPB as part of his/her operative technique.

Exclusion criteria

* documented ejection fraction (either by echocardiogram or by cardiac catheterization) equal to or below 20% * patients with cardiac valvular disease * patients with a spirometry measurement that demonstrates an FEV1/FVC ratio below 60% * patients with chronic renal failure who require dialysis or * those who have experienced an allergic reaction to anesthesia in the past * patients with a history of lung infiltrate on chest X-ray prior to surgery or a history of asthma * Women who are pregnant are excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Post-surgical lung function, compliance, tissue oxygenation, and radiographic changes indicative of atelectasis.During in-patient stayDetermination if ventilation during surgery improves post-surgical lung function, compliance, tissue oxygenation, and radiographic changes indicative of atelectasis.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026