Intubated patients with reduced consciousness.
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The patients must be under mechanical ventilation • The patient must be hospitalized in the ICU for at least one week • Receive sedative drugs in the form of infusion • Age range between 20-60 years • Informed consent from the legal guardian for the patient's participation in the study • GCS score between -6 12. • Apache score between 30-50 • Having a spontaneous breathing effort in addition to mandatory ventilator breaths (the patient is on assisted-controlled or spontaneous modes)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Receiving neuromuscular blocking drugs during the study.• Sending the patient to the ICU departments of other centers • Hemodynamic instability of the patient with the discontinuation of Sedative drugs Creating conditions where the attending physician prohibits the Discontinuation of sedative drugs during the implementation of The intervention Entering the patient into vegetative life during the implementation Of the intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Consciousness level of patients using glyco coma scale. Timepoint: Immediately before and after each intervention during the first 7 days of The intervention. Method of measurement: Using the GCS scale immediately before and after each intervention During the first 7 days of the intervention.;Pain intensity of patients. Timepoint: During the first 7 days of the intervention immediately before and after the Intervention using the PBS tool. Method of measurement: During the first 7 days of the intervention immediately before and after the Intervention using the PBS tool. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of hospitalization in the intensive care unit. Timepoint: During hospitalization. Method of measurement: During hospitalization. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences