RecruitingNCT06166706

Current Practice of Ventilation Strategies in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia

Current Practice of Ventilation Strategies in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia and Associations With Postoperative Pulmonary Complications - a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

Sponsor

Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Enrollment

10,000 participants

Start Date

Jan 29, 2024

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Mechanical Ventilation Complication Pediatric ALL Pulmonary Complication Perioperative/Postoperative Complications

Summary

Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) are common in children undergoing general anesthesia and are associated with prolonged stay in the hospital and high costs. Development of PPCs is associated with ventilator settings in adult patients undergoing general anesthesia. Data on perioperative ventilator settings in children are lacking, leaving the anaesthetist without guidance. Consequently, the current standard of care in perioperative mechanical ventilation in children is expected to be extremely heterogeneous, leading to ventilation with higher levels of energy than necessary. Therefore, it is highly necessary to evaluate the current practice in perioperative ventilation in children and to determine associations with PPCs.

Eligibility

Max Age: 16 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is an international survey of doctors and respiratory therapists examining how mechanical ventilation (breathing machine support) is currently being used in children under 1 year old who are critically ill in intensive care units. It is an observational study collecting practice data, not a treatment study. **You may be eligible if...** - You are a clinician (doctor or respiratory therapist) working in a pediatric or neonatal intensive care unit - You care for infants under 1 year old who require mechanical ventilation **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are not involved in the clinical care of ventilated infants - Your institution declines to participate in the survey Talk to your doctor or hospital research team to see if this survey is relevant to your institution.

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