杂志名称：Trials

IF(2022-2024年）：2.5

发表时间：2022 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to explore whether electrical impedance tomography (EIT)-guided individualized positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can reduce the incidence of pulmonary complications within 1 week following a craniotomy compared with a single PEEP (PEEP = 6 cmH2O) from dura suturing to extubation.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochou University. Five hundred forty patients undergoing a craniotomy in the supine position will be randomly allocated into the P6 (PEEP = 6 cmH2O) or Pi (individualized PEEP) group. Both groups of patients will receive a lung recruitment maneuver before suturing the dura. Then, the P6 group will receive 6 cmH2O PEEP, and the Pi group will receive EIT-guided individualized PEEP. The incidence and severity score of pulmonary complications within 1 week following surgery, the lung ultrasound score (LUS), regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rScO2), and PaO2/FiO2 before anesthesia (T0), 10 min after extubation (T1), 24 h after extubation (T2), and 72 h after extubation (T3) will be compared between the two groups. The duration of surgery and anesthesia, the level and duration of PEEP during surgery, the volume of liquid intake and output during surgery, and the postoperative ICU and hospital stays will be recorded. The main outcome of this study will be the incidence of pulmonary complications within 1 week after surgery.

Discussion: The purposes of this study are to determine whether EIT-guided individualized PEEP from the beginning of dura suturing to extubation reduces the incidence of pulmonary complications within 1 week after a craniotomy compared with a single constant PEEP and to evaluate the length of ICU and hospital stays. If our results are positive, this study will show that EIT-guided individualized PEEP is better than a single constant PEEP and can further improve the prognosis of neurosurgical patients and reduce hospitalization costs, which will promote the wide application of individualized PEEP in clinical anesthesia.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36183099/