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Establishing Optimal PEEP Setting for Obese Patients in the Steep Trendelenburg Position
Sponsor: Tinashe Maduke
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Enlight 2100 electrical impedance tomography (EIT) belt can optimize positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) during surgery better than standard anesthesia machines.
Official title: Establishing Optimal PEEP Setting for Obese Patients in the Steep Trendelenburg Position: a Pilot Study.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
19 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2024-11-18
Completion Date
2026-03
Last Updated
2025-09-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Peep Belt
Belt will be placed on the nipple line of the patient prior to the surgery start in the operating room. Data will be collected prior to the initial incision after the patient has been intubated, and then at the end of surgery before the patient has been extubated.
Locations (1)
University Hospital
Columbia, Missouri, United States