ARDS
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Suffering of a clinical condition associated with ARDS 2) ARDS according to the Berlin definition (P/F 5 cmH2O; bilateral pulmonary opacities at chest X-ray; respiratory failure not fully explained by cardiac failure or volume overload) 3) Mechanical ventilation with maximum inspiratory pressure levels (Pmax) of > 30 cm H2O, while maintaining tidal volume ventilation of 6-8 ml/kg ideal body weight and permissive hypercapnia with an arterial pH
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Contra-indication for (low dose of) heparin 2) Severe shock, requiring norepinephrin dose of > 2 mg/hour 3) Severe hypoxia, requiring referral for extra corporeal membrane oxygenation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Minute volume ventilation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemodynamic parameters: intra-arterial systolic and diastolic pressure, cardiac output, right and left ventricular contractile function, parameters of pre-load and after-load and pulmonary arterial pressures Ventilatory parameters: Pmax, CVD, ScvO2, PaO2, PvO2, (A-a) difference, PCO2, etCO2, tidal volumes, respiratory rate, PEEP level, pressure volume curves, compliance, work of breathing, lung injury score. Outcome: duration of mechanical ventilation, time to ventilation-free days, length of ICU and hospital stay and 28 day mortality. Inflammatory parameters: BALF/plasma albumin ratio, BALF and plasma levels of IL-8, TNF, IL-1, IL-6, IL-10, EA complexes, D-dimers, thrombin-antithrombin complex, PAI-1, PAA% (by ELISA). Metabolic parameters: VO2, VCO2, EE, mitochondrial respiration, mitochondrial enzymes and mitochondrial DNA (isolated from circulating platelets). | — |
Countries
Netherlands