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Prevention of Perioperative Pulmonary Complications by Lung Recruitment During Laparoscopic Surgery

Prevention of Perioperative Pulmonary Complications by Lung Recruitment During Laparoscopic Surgery in Trendelenburg Head-down Position

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04728945
Enrollment
80
Registered
2021-01-28
Start date
2021-06-18
Completion date
2023-12-31
Last updated
2021-08-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hypoxia, Perioperative Complication

Keywords

perioperative pulmonary complications, lung recruitment, laparoscopic surgery

Brief summary

Perioperative pulmonary complications such as atelectasis, hypoxemia, and pneumonia after ventilatory management during general anesthesia have a negative impact on patient outcomes. The possibility of reducing perioperative pulmonary complications by lung recruitment, which uses positive pressure to prevent alveolar collapse, has been reported. Although laparoscopic surgery, which has been widely performed in recent years, can reduce the invasiveness of the operation, it is prone to alveolar collapse due to increased abdominal pressure and diaphragm elevation. The purpose of this study is to verify whether the lung recruitment during laparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg head-down position prevents hypoxemia due to lung collapse.

Detailed description

The multi-center RCT will enroll 80 patients who have laparoscopic surgery in Trendelenburg head-down position. Informed consent will be obtained for study subjects who meet the selection criteria, and the subjects will be enrolled in Electronic Data Capture and randomized into two groups. Patients will be admitted to the operating room for induction of anesthesia and tracheal intubation. In the control group, mechanical ventilation will be performed according to the initial settings and protocols. In the intervention group, after intubation, the ventilator will be initially set up, and the first pulmonary recruitment will be performed immediately after the start of the laparoscopy, followed by recruitment every 30 minutes until the end of the laparoscopy.

Interventions

Automatic lung recruitment using the anesthetic machines (with PEEP 15 cmH2O for 30 seconds) will be performed every 30 minutes during laparoscopy.

PROCEDUREStandard ventilatory management

After tracheal intubation, standard ventilatory management (metered ventilation) should be performed with the following initial settings, and rescue should be performed when hypoxemia occurs, if necessary. \[initial setting\] PEEP 4cmH2O, FIO2 0.3 Ventilation rate: 6-8 ml/kg predicted body weight (PBW)

Sponsors

Toho University
CollaboratorOTHER
Osaka University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing low head laparoscopic surgery who are expected to be laparoscopic for more than 2 hours

Exclusion criteria

* Lateral or supine position * BMI \> 35 * One-second rate \<70%, %VC \<80%, obstructive, restrictive, with bra * Cardiovascular disease (NYHA III or higher) * Intracranial hypertensive disease * Emergency surgery * Pregnancy * Glaucoma * Patients judged unsuitable by the anesthesiologist in charge

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Incidence of hypoxiaDuring laparoscopy procedureSpO2 less than 95% or more than 2% decrease from baseline
Time to onset of hypoxiaDuring laparoscopy procedureDuration from the start of laparoscopic surgery to the onset of hypoxia

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
compliance rate of lung recruitmentDuring laparoscopy procedurecompliance rate of lung recruitment in the intevention group
Safety endpoint: Circulatory agonist useDuring surgeryCirculatory agonist use
Rate of decrease in SpO2During laparoscopy procedureDifference between baseline SpO2 and minimum SpO2 during laparoscopic surgery
Safety endpoint: incidence of complicationsDuring surgeryincidence of complications (hypotension, arrhythmia, pneumothorax, atelectasis defined by the blinded investigator)
Postoperative hypoxiathe day after surgeryPresence of hypoxia the day after surgery
Safety endpoint: total fluid infusionDuring surgerytotal fluid infusion
Ventilator setting at the end of surgeryDuring surgeryVentilator settings such as FIO2, PEEP, and plateau pressure

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Primary ContactYuji Fujino, MD., Ph.D.
fujino@anes.med.osaka-u.ac.jp+81-6-6879-5820

Outcome results

None listed

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