Ventilator Lung
Conditions
Brief summary
Prospective multicenter randomized controlled trial. Individualized perioperative open lung ventilatory approach in emergency abdominal laparotomy.
Interventions
Conventional standardized ventilatory approach.
Indivudualized perioperative open lung ventilatory approach.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Adult men and women ≥18 years of age who underwent emergency laparotomy with the presence of post-induction positive air-test (SpO2 \<97% after a maximum of 15 minutes at FIO2 of 0.21). A SpO2 \<97% at any FIO2 would also be considered a positive air-test.
Exclusion criteria
* 1\) Pregnancy or breast feeding, 2) Moderate or severe ARDS defined, 3) refractory shock, 4) diagnosis or suspected intracranial hypertension (\>15mmHg), 5) mechanical ventilation in the last 15 days (including CPAP), 6) presence of pneumothorax or giant bullae in a chest radiograph or computed tomography (CT), 7) patients participating in another intervention study with the same or similar primary outcome variable.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Severe postoperative pulmonary complications | 7 days | A composite of severe postoperative pulmonary complications appearing during the first 7 postoperative days. Postoperative pulmonary complication will include any of the following: 1) Respiratory failure, 2) Pneumothorax, 3) Weaning failure, 4) Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), 5) Pulmonary infection. |