J00-J99
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Cardio-respiratory stable patients with a pH >7,30 will be included. Patients will be studied during a clinical check up visit in the sleep unit of the Department of Pneumology, Univeristy Hospital Freiburg. Inclusion criteria are independent from the underlying disease causing ventilatory failure.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with evidence of acute respiratory failure (e.g. worsening symptoms during the last two weeks, a breathing frequency (fb) > 30/min, a pH 35 kg/m2 will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference of technical drifts between all three transcutaneous PCO2-monitors (SenTec DM, TCM4-TINA and TOSCA500) after eight hours of nighttime monitoring. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Method comparison and correlation between transcutaneous and arterial pressures of carbon dioxide. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Universitätsklinik Freiburg Innere Medizin V - Pneumologie