Mechanical ventilation after coronary bypass grafting.
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be either ventilated in a standard fashion (i.e., pressure controlled mechnanical ventilation or pressure support mechanical ventilation) or by ASV.
Sponsors
None
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Planned uneventful cardiac surgery i.e. CABG; 2. Following receipt of verbal and written information about the trial, the patient must provide signed and dated informed consent before any trial related activity is carried out.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. History of pulmonary disease; 2. History of pulmonary surgery; 3. Valve surgery; 4. Arrival at the IC-unit with IABP or inotropes at a more then usual rate (in ml per hour: dopamine (4), norepinephrine (4), dobutamin (4) or epinephrine [any rate]).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Number of ABG analysis; 2. Number of audible alarms; 3. Number of manual changes in the ventilator settings (including (a) switches from PC to PS (only in the control group), (b) changes in minute ventilation (only in the ASV group), (c) lowering of PS-level (only in the control group); 4. Duration of period of spontaneous mechanical ventilation; 5. Duration of total period of tracheal intubation. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM.J. Schultz
Meibergdreef 9
Outcome results
None listed