Active clinical trials for "Pulmonary Atelectasis"

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the influence of mechanical ventilation on the right ventricular (RV) function. The primary focus is on methods which are routinely used to improve gas exchange in ventilated patients (positive end expiratory pressure [PEEP], inhalation of NO, prone positioning). The main questions it aims to answer are: Effects of prone positioning, PEEP and inhalation of NO on RV-function Are there determinants (clinical, laboratory, demographic, echocardiographic) for the right ventricular response to the above? RV-Function will be assessed with right ventricular pressure-volume loops recorded with a conductance catheter at each PEEP-Level during titration of the best PEEP before and every 5 minutes (for max. 45 minutes) after rotation to prone position before and under continuous inhalation of NO (if required based on clinical grounds)

Background: Fiber bronchoscopy is a routine operation in intensive care unit (ICU), but it may cause local collapse of the lung. Recruitment maneuver after Fiber bronchoscopy may have the potential to restore functional residual air volume and increase lung volume. However, there is still a lack of quantitative indicators to evaluate the effect of recruitment maneuver. With electrical impedance tomography, we can monitor lung ventilation in real time to understand the situation of lung ventilation. Objective: To evaluate whether recruitment maneuver after fiber bronchoscopy can improve lung volume and improve lung ventilation, and which people are most likely to benefit from it, by monitoring the end expiratory pulmonary impedance of critically ill patients undergoing bedside fiber bronchoscopy to monitor the lung ventilation before and after the operation and before and after recruitment maneuver. Study Design: A prospective observational study was conducted to monitor the end expiratory lung impedance and tidal impedance variable before and after bronchoscopy and recruitment maneuver, and then to understand the changes of lung volume and ventilation.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of nitric oxide on pulmonary vasculature and right ventricular function in postoperative cardiac surgery patients.

The study comprises two different objectives. Longitudinal description of postoperative pulmonary dysfunction in the cardiothoracic surgery patient, and the comparison of two different lungrecruitment strategies.

This is a pilot study to obtain preliminary information on the usability and efficacy of a pre-habilitation program. The investigators will recruit up to 100 patients. The two specific aims of this study are to conduct an initial pilot study with the following goals: To obtain information on feasibility and utilization of the program To determine whether participation in the program improves a patient's Maximal Inspiratory Pressure

The study aims to compare the staircase alveolar recruitment maneuver with PEEP titration versus sustained inflation alveolar recruitment maneuver by using lung ultrasound score as an indicator of improving lung atelectasis in bariatric surgery

This trial compares two different types of ventilation for the prevention of partial or complete collapsed lung (atelectasis) in patients undergoing bronchoscopy under general anesthesia. Ventilatory strategy to prevent atelectasis (VESPA) may work better than standard of care mechanical ventilation to reduce the intra-procedural development of atelectasis during bronchoscopy under general anesthesia.

General anesthesia is associated with loss of pulmonary functional residual capacity and the consequent development of atelectasis and closure of the small airway. Mechanical ventilation in a lung with reduced functional residual capacity and atelectasis increased the dynamic alveolar stress-strain, inducing a local inflammatory response in atelectatic lung areas known as ventilatory-induced lung injury. This phenomenon may appear even in healthy patients undergoing general anesthesia and predisposes them to hypoxemic episodes that can persist in the early postoperative period. Lung recruitment maneuvers restore the functional residual capacity and, therefore, protect the lungs from lung injury. A key issue in this kind of treatment is detecting the lung's closing pressure in order to maintain the end-expiratory pressure above such a limit.

Robotic and laparoscopic surgeries are tend to cause lung atelectasis due to the insufflation of CO2 into abdomen. However, ultrasonographic measurement for this phenomenon and its clinical use is not well investigated. In this particular study, It is aimed to observe lung ultrasound score (LUS) changes in robotic and laparoscopic supine position surgeries such as prostatectomies and cystectomies. LUS is a pragmatic measurement method that calculates the degree of atelectasis and consolidation in the lungs. Both hemithoraxes are separated into 3 different segments with vertical lines (one between the parasternal line and anterior axillary line, one between the anterior and posterior axillary line, and one posterior to the posterior axillary line). These vertical segments are also divided into two with an horizontal line on the nipple. Lung ultrasonography is applied in all 12 zones for both lungs in the intercostal regions and a scoring system is used. Accordingly, pure A lines (transverse frequent lines) reflects normal lung tissue with no consolidation and scored as zero points (Also named "A"). If less than 4 B lines (vertical lines reflecting some degree of consolidation) is observed, it refers to 1 point (named "B1"). 4 or more B lines refers to 2 points (B2), and if wide and coalesced B lines or patchy pleural line is observed that refers to 3 points (C). All evaluations will be made in supine position. In this trial, LUS will be applied in three different time points: T1: 5 minutes after orotracheal intubation T2: At the end of surgery, before extubation (under deep anesthetic state) T3: 30 minutes after extubation, in postanesthesia care unit During the surgery and the postoperative care period standart monitorization and mechanical ventilation data will be gathered. Also intraoperative and postoperative blood gas analysis will be obtained to observe oxygenation changes. This study is planned as a prospective observational study and our hypothesis is that LUS scores would be lower in acute postoperative period with robotic and laparoscopic surgeries. Therefore primary outcome is the numeric change in T3 and T1. Secondarily, LUS scores will be evaluated between robotic group and laparoscopic group patients for all time points.

Living donor nephrectomy surgeries can be performed in lateral position with laparoscopic technique which necessitates pneumoperitoneum. Considering the position and the pneumoperitoneum, lungs can be affected macroscopically. In this study, it is aimed to observe whether lungs are affected by the aforementioned entities. The hypothesis is based on possible deterioration of the lungs due to the physical features of laparoscopic nephrectomy. Lung Ultrasound Score (LUS) will be used to evaluate the actual condition of lungs. Accordingly, one hemithorax is consisted of 6 different zones, and depending on the existence of vertical B lines (that refers to atelectasis and consolidation) each zone is scored 0 to 3. Higher scores reflect worse lung conditions that is associated with the severity of atelectasis. The LUS will be performed at three time points that are 5 minutes after intubation (T1), at the end of surgery and before extubation (T2), and at 30th minute in the postanesthesia care unit (T3). Primary outcome will be the difference between T1 and T3, secondary outcomes will include perioperative blood gas analyses, intraoperative mechanic ventilator parameters, intraoperative total amount of fluid given, postoperative pulmonary complications.