The Effect of Preoperative Prone Position Training on PPCs in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

The Effect of Preoperative Prone Position Training on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Postoperative pulmonary complications(PPCs) is a common complication in patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia, particularly in obese patients. Relevant studies have shown that PPCs are more common in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, which contribute to significant increases in morbidity, mortality, length of postoperative hospital stay and medical consumption. According to some reports, the incidence of PPCs in obese patients after abdominal surgery is about 40%. The reduction in pulmonary volume and respiratory muscular activation after major abdominal surgery due to surgery-related shallow breathing, pain, longterm bed rest, mucociliary clearance disorder, and diaphragmatic dysfunction may be the main causes of PPCs.

Numerous studies have demonstrated physiological improvement related to prone positioning. Prone positioning consists of placing a patient face down. Prone positioning has been used for to improve oxygenation in patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has also been applied to non-intubated patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), to improve oxygenation and delay or even avoid the need for invasive ventilation. So, the purpose of this study is to observe whether preoperative prone position training can reduce the incidence of pulmonary complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Prone Position Training; Behavioral: standard perioperative care without any prone position training

Detailed Description

Postoperative pulmonary complications(PPCs) is a common complication in patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia, particularly in obese patients. PPCs refer to the clinical abnormal changes in the lungs after surgery, These include lung infections (pneumonia), atelectasis, pleural effusion, bronchospasm, acute respiratory failure or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Postoperative atelectasis could last for more than 24h and contribute to a variety of other complications, including hypoxemia and pneumonia. Relevant studies have shown that PPCs are more common in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, which contribute to significant increases in morbidity, mortality, length of postoperative hospital stay and medical consumption. According to some reports, the incidence of PPCs in obese patients after abdominal surgery is about 40%，and our hospital preliminary investigation, the incidence of PPCs in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is approximately 30%. The reduction in pulmonary volume and respiratory muscular activation after major abdominal surgery due to surgery-related shallow breathing, pain, longterm bed rest, mucociliary clearance disorder, and diaphragmatic dysfunction may be the main causes of PPCs.

Numerous studies have demonstrated physiological improvement related to prone positioning. Prone positioning consists of placing a patient face down. Prone positioning has been used for to improve oxygenation in patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). It has also been applied to non-intubated patients with acute respiratory failure (ARF), to improve oxygenation and delay or even avoid the need for invasive ventilation.

Currently, the mechanisms of prone position training are decreased lung compression in the gravity dependant zone,homogenisation of transpulmonary pressure, improvement of ventilation/perfusion ratio, and reduction of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) or patient self-inflicted lung injury (P-SILI). By placing the patient in the prone position, the lungs compression due to its own weight is reduced via a gravitational-dependent redistribution of fluids. In addition,the weight of the mediastinum is supported by the sternum, the stiffer part of the chest. At the same time, the diaphragm is displaced caudally, decreasing compression of the posterior-caudal lung parenchyma. Finally, in a triangular-shaped lung, more parenchyma is included in the dorsal half than in the ventral one resulting in a more aerated lung in prone positioning.

So, the purpose of this study is to observe whether preoperative prone position training can reduce the incidence of PPCs after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

This study was approved by the institutional review board of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. The protocol design is in accordance with Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement. All potentially eligible participants will be asked to give written informed consent before they are enrolled in this study. This study is a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial guided by the standard of good clinical practice (GCP),and eligible participants are divided into two groups: group PPT and group C,and primary assess the incidence of PPCs after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 78
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Dong Zhang, Master; Phone Number: +86-023-89011069; Email: 848138113@qq.com

Study Locations

• China
  • Chongqing, China
    • The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
    • Contact: Dong Zhang, Master; Phone Number: +86-023-89011069; Email: 848138113@qq.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age over 18 years old
• Body mass index(BMI)≥30 kg/m2
• Clinical diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, and undergoing Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Emergency surgery
• Cognitive dysfunction
• American Society of Anesthesiologists class ≥ IV
• Fractures (face, collarbone, ribs, spine, limbs)
• History of spontaneous pneumothorax
• Increased intracranial pressure
• pregnancy
• Systemic infection
• Patients with hemodynamic instability
• Other conditions that are not suitable for prone position
• Failure to obtain informed consent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Prone Position Training group (PPT group); All patients were admitted to our hospital at least 3 days before surgery. Patients in the intervention group (PPT group) received the prone position training daily in the hospital, three times a day, and about 1 hours every times, for at least 3 days before surgery. On the day of admission to the hospital, the patients in the PPT group were instructed to perform prone position training by nurses who were previously trained by prone position training.	Behavioral: Prone Position Training; All patients were admitted to our hospital at least 3 days before surgery. Patients in the intervention group (PPT group) received the prone position training daily in the hospital, three times a day, and about 1 hours every times, for at least 3 days before surgery. On the day of admission to the hospital, the patients in the PPT group were instructed to perform prone position training by nurses who were previously trained by prone position training.
Placebo Comparator: Control group (C group); Patients in the control group (C group) received standard perioperative care without any prone position training.	Behavioral: standard perioperative care without any prone position training; Patients in the control group (C group) received standard perioperative care without any prone position training.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications(PPCs)	The PPCs included pneumonia, atelectasis, pleural effusion, respiratory failure, and unplanned intubations	3 days after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
arterial partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2)	Based on the blood gas analysis	preoperatively prior to starting prone position training, entering the operating room, the first day after surgery, the second day after surgery, and the third day after surgery
arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2)	Based on the blood gas analysis	preoperatively prior to starting prone position training, entering the operating room, the first day after surgery, the second day after surgery, and the third day after surgery
oxygenation index (OI)	Based on the blood gas analysis	preoperatively prior to starting prone position training, entering the operating room, the first day after surgery, the second day after surgery, and the third day after surgery
extubation time	extubation time in postanesthesia care unit(PACU)	1 Day of surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Min Su
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Su Min, MD, First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): September 15, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 30, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 29, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 1, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): September 5, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 5, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 1, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: pulmonary complications, prone position,sleeve gastrectomy
• Other Study ID Numbers: CQMUAZD2023-2

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No