Critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated and have spontaneous breathing
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mechanically ventilated patients who have spontaneous breathing with at least one of the clinical findings of tissue hypoperfusion for whom the attending physicians decided to conduct rapid fluid challenge test in the absence of contraindication for fluid infusion will be include in this study. Clinical signs of tissue hypoperfusion are defined as follows. a) Systolic blood pressure < 90 mm Hg (or a decrease < 50 mm Hg in previously hypertensive patients) or the need for vasopressive drugs (dopamine or norepinephrine); b) urine output < 0.5 mL/kg/hr for in 2 hrs; c) tachycardia (heart rate > 100/min); or d) presence of skin mottling.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, known coronary artery disease or patients after cardiac open surgery within a month will be excluded. The patients whose TAPSE and LVOT VTI cannot be obtained on transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) will be also excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fluid responsiveness | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine