brain injury
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients older than 18 and less than 85 years, who still needed invasive mechanical ventilation longer than 48 hours after neurosurgery, were recruited in our study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they were pregnant, without NIV and tracheotomy treatment during total ICU stay, with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score before NIV or tracheotomy less than 8 and more than 12 points, and with multiple organ failure, hemodynamic instability and tracheostomy prior to ICU admission.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the incidence of postoperative pulmonary infection; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time of mechanical ventilation;length of hospital; | — |
Contacts
West China Hospital, Sichuan University