Comparison Between Individualized PEEP Ventilation Guided by Driving Pressure and Conventional Lung Protective Strategy in Obese Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorMahmoud Gamal Ahmed Arakeeb

About this trial

this study to compare the ventilation in obese patients either using Driving pressure ventilation technique or conventional protective lung strategy all by using Lung ultrasound score

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

patients who have a BMI 30-40 kg/m2

American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status II or III

patients aged between 18 and 60 years,

patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic bariatric surgeries.

Disqualifiers

patients' refusal to participate in the study,

previous history of thoracic surgery,

Patients with a history of chest disease (COPD, emphysema, or pneumothorax),

Patients with abnormal pre-operative chest radiographs, such as pneumonia and pleural effusion,

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • lung ultrasound

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Mahmoud Gamal Ahmed Arakeeb

Lead sponsor

Tanta University

Sponsor institution