Acute lung injury
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Intubated, mechanically ventilated adult patients • Meeting criteria for ARDS: o Acute decrease in the ratio of partial pressure of arterial oxygen to fraction of inspired oxygen to 300 mmHg or less o Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on chest radiography consistent with edema o No clinical evidence of left atrial hypertension • Mean arterial blood pressure >65 mmHg (with or w/o vasopressors).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Pregnancy (due to altered position of the diaphragm) • Increased intracranial pressure, or clinical suspicion of elevated intracranial pressure (i.e. neurotrauma) • Contra-indication for naso-gastric feeding tube • Diagnosed neuro-muscular disorder before ICU admission • Recent (
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Pressure-time product of the diaphragm (measure for work of breathing) • Patient-ventilator asynchrony index | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| • Transpulmonary pressure (measure for lung stretch) • Transdiaphragmatic presure (measure for diaphragm function) • Oxynation index (arterial oxygen tension / fraction of inspired oxygen) • Respiratory compliance (tidal volume / plateau pressure - toal PEEP) • Dead space ventilation | — |
Countries
Netherlands