Critically Ill
Conditions
Keywords
ultrasound, diaphragm, intensive care, critical care
Brief summary
Diaphragmatic dysfunction is an important complication of mechanical ventilation. Critically ill patients admitted in a teaching hospital intensive care unit will be evaluated with diaphragm ultrasound to investigate predictors of diaphragmatic dysfunction and the clinical course of these patients. Vascular surgery patients (aortic abdominal surgery) might also be included and assessed with diaphragm ultrasound before and after surgery irrespectively of the need of intensive care unit. On December 2014 the Etical committee approved an amendment to include the possibility to study elective aortic abdominal surgery patient to assess the relationship between surgery related diaphragmatic dysfunction and postoperative respiratory complications.
Interventions
OTHERdiaphragm ultrasound
we'll perform diaphragm ultrasound in ICU critically ill patients
Sponsors
Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* adult plus admitted in ICU plus invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation or * adults aortic vascular surgery
Exclusion criteria
* \< 18 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Diaphragmatic dysfunction | participants will be followed for the duration of intensive care unit stay, an expected average of 1 weeks | Diaphragmatic dysfunction will be measured as thickness and inspiratory excursion of the diaphragm |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed