respiratory failure
Conditions
Interventions
electrical impedance tomography
infants
lung aeration
Ventilation distribution
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age less than 7 years (limited by available electrode belt sizes) Admitted to the NICU or the PICU At high risk of or developing respiratory failure for which respiratory support is needed Written informed consent from both parents or legal representatives
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Postmenstrual age
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Distribution of tidal ventilation before and after an intervention or event that is know for its changes in regional lung aeration and the regional changes in the right vs the left lung and the anterior vs the posterior part of the lung. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The relationship and timing of EIT changes compared with onset of intervention/event or the results from other diagnostic tools will be explored. | — |
Countries
Cyprus, Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed