The Role Intraoperative Salbutamol Inhaler in Preventing Atelectasis

Atelectasis is considered a common complication in the perioperative period, especially following surgeries under general anesthesia. Postoperative atelectasis could occur anytime during the perioperative period from intraoperative period to 24 hours postoperative and contribute to a variety of other complications, including hypoxemia and pneumonia. In the literature, several methods were utilized to combat this phenomenon, therefore, we investigate the role of intraoperative salbutamol in reducing the incidence of atelectasis. It is well known that salbutamol could be an adjunctive bronchodilator medication used in the intraoperative anesthetic regimens.

NCT Number	NCT07591558
Lead Sponsor	King Abdullah University Hospital Collaborators: Jordan University of Science and Technology
Conditions	Atelectases, Postoperative Pulmonary, Diabete Mellitus
Enrollment	80 participants
Start Date	2026-06
Primary Completion	2026-10 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-12 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-05-15