Smart ventilation may cut lung risks in heart surgery

NCT ID NCT07623109

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Bursa City Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether customizing ventilator settings during heart bypass surgery can lower the risk of lung complications like pneumonia or respiratory failure. Researchers will compare a standard approach with one that adjusts settings based on lung mechanics. Eighty adults scheduled for elective on-pump bypass surgery will take part.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: personalized ventilator settings (driving pressure-guided PEEP and mechanical power monitoring)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could lead to a safer way to ventilate patients during heart bypass surgery, reducing lung complications and hospital stays.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The approach is complex and may not be feasible in all surgical settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

coronary artery disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CARDIAC SURGERY MECHANICAL POWER POSTOPERATIVE PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS (PPCS)

Contacts and locations

Locations

Bursa City Hospital

Bursa, nilüfer, 16000, Turkey (Türkiye)

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