Acute Respiratory Failure, Chest Trauma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged older than 18 years; (2) Severe hypoxemic respiratory failure [oxygenation index (PaO2 /FiO2) =10 L/min] mask oxygen. Above two criteria were essential.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. impending cardiopulmonary arrest or need for emergency intubation; 2. a Glasgow Coma Scale score lower than 8 score or severe traumatic brain injury; 3. standard contraindications for noninvasive ventilation (active gastrointestinal bleeding, upper airway obstruction or hemodynamic instability); 4. facial trauma with pneumocephalus, skull base fracture, orbit base fracture; 5. facial fracture involving a sinus; 6. cervical injury; 7. elevated intracranial pressure.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oxygenation index;Tolerance of patients;Complications related to NIV; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Respiratory rate;Intubation rate;Length of ICU stay;ICU mortality; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Emergency Intensive Care Ward, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University