The Respiratory and Hemodynamic Effects of Alveolar Recruitment during and after Liver Transplantation: RCT

The Respiratory and Hemodynamic Effects of Alveolar Recruitment during and after Liver Transplantation: A Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201811462663708

Enrollment

Registered

2018-11-26

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Digestive System End stage liver disease Anaesthesia

Interventions

Alveolar recruitment maneuvre ARM

Control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Model of end stage liver disease (MELD) score less than 24. Elective adult living donor liver transplant recipient patients with chronic liver disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patients with pre-existing significant pulmonary disease with abnormalities in spirometry, previous lung surgery, home oxygen therapy and signi?cant cardiac dysfunction. -Acute liver failure and redo-transplant. -Patients with pulmonary hypertension. -Body-mass index higher than 40 kg/m² -Unwilling to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) ;The ratio of PaO2 to the fraction inspired oxygen (PaO2/FIO2)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications (pleural effusion –pneumonia-respiratory failure)	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactElsayedamr Basma

Patient Information Manager

elsayedamr@yahoo.com00201223106023

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026