Acute respiratory insufficiency Respiratory Postprocedural respiratory disorders, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
All patients from the test group were submitted to a daily evaluation performed every morning by an intern not involved with the decision of extubation. This evaluation considered the following inform
Sponsors
University of São Paulo (Brazil)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged between 28 days and 15 years old, either sex 2. Admitted to the Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo - HCFMUSP and Hospital Universitário, Brazil, between July 2007 and July 2009 3. Underwent mechanical ventilation for a period over 24 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Younger than 28 days 2. Intubation due to upper airway obstruction (UAO) 3. Lack of consent-form 4. Presence of hernia or diaphragmatic paralysis 5. Chronic use of mechanical ventilation 6. Congenital cyanogenic cardiopathy 7. Primary pulmonary hypertension 8. Neuromuscular disease 9. Tracheostomy Patients were included in the study only once and only the first intubation of those patients requiring a re-intubation was considered in the analysis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of mechanical ventilation compared to weaning, measured at time of extubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measured 48 hours after extubation: 1. Faulty extubation rate 2. Need for post-extubation non-invasive mechanical ventilation | — |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed