# Peroperative Use of Positive End-expiratory Pressure Prevents Formation of Atelectasis as Studied by Computerised Tomography at End of Surgery

> **NCT02548416** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Region Västmanland** · enrollment: 24 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Atelectasis

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Positive end-expiratory pressure
- **PROCEDURE:** Control group, zero PEEP

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02548416
- **Lead sponsor:** Region Västmanland
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-11
- **Primary completion:** 2016-11
- **Final completion:** 2016-11
- **Target enrollment:** 24 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-11-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02548416

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02548416, "Peroperative Use of Positive End-expiratory Pressure Prevents Formation of Atelectasis as Studied by Computerised Tomography at End of Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02548416. Licensed CC0.

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