The effects of a lung recruitment manoeuvre before extubation on pulmonary function after coronary artery bypass surgery.

A Pre-extubation Recruitment Maneuver is Safe and Improves Lung Compliance in a Cardiac Surgery Population

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201212000470185

Enrollment

Registered

2012-12-11

Start date

2010-07-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Circulatory System Surgery cardiac surgery Cardiology

Interventions

Lung recruitment maneuver

sham intervention

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: adult patients admitted for uncomplicated elective coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: preoperatively: valve replacement in addition to CABG previous cardiac surgery COPD with bullae (CXR) postopratively: no arterial line in situ intra-operative pulmonary trauma and/or bleeding (>100ml/h) decreased arterial systolic pressure (< 80 mmHg) and/or mean arterial pressure (< 60 mmHg) intubation time more than 14 hours on a itra-aortic ballon pump (IABP)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
PaO2/FiO2	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
static lung compliance;adverse events	—

Countries

South Africa

Contacts

Public ContactStephanus G Nel

post graduate student

stephangnel@mail.com+27 832549124

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026