Breathing tube pressure for safer abdominal surgery
This trial is testing if using less air pressure from the breathing machine during abdominal surgery can help prevent lung complications. If you are at higher risk for breathing problems after surgery, this study may help find a safer way to manage your breathing during the operation.
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Who can take part
- You are older than 18 years.
- You are scheduled for minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robot-assisted) abdominal surgery.
- You have a moderate or high risk of lung complications based on a simple breathing risk score (ARISCAT score of 26 or more).
- Alternatively, if you are over 40, your surgery will last more than 2 hours, and you will have a special blood pressure monitor placed in your artery, you may also qualify.
- You have not had any lung surgery in the past.
- You do not have severe chronic lung disease requiring oxygen, breathing support, or frequent steroid treatments.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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