A review of surgical management of CPAM: A decade of experience
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A review of surgical management of Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations (CPAM) in children: A decade of experience at a single centre, and patient outcomes.
IRAS ID
238420
Contact name
Chulananda Goonasekera
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Kings College Hosptial NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 1 days
Research summary
Congenital lung malformation in children is a rare abnormality mostly diagnosed before birth during antenatal ultrasound examinations. These lesions may expand to form lung cysts in children, cause recurrent lung infections and has a potential for malignant change. Therefore, surgical removal in childhood is favoured as the treatment of choice.
The surgical correction may involve ‘open’ surgery or ‘key hole’ surgery. There is, however, a variation in surgical and anaesthetic techniques and timing of this surgery and subsequent complications reported post-surgery.
The purpose of this investigation is to review anaesthetic and surgical case notes and the subsequent well-being of all children who underwent lung surgery to remove above lung lesions over the last 10 years (2008-2017) at Kings College Hospital. The aim is to look for associations of the anaesthetic and surgical techniques used with the current status of these children in relation to their health, growth and development evaluated via a 20-minute structured telephone interview with prior consent.
REC name
North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/NW/0294
Date of REC Opinion
9 May 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion