Acute brain injury Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age * 18 years Severe TBI defined as Glasgow Coma Score 3-8 Multimodal neuromonitoring, including at least intracranial pressure monitoring Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS, according to the Berlin definition)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Hemodynamic instability, despite fluid resuscitation and/or vasopressor use. - Pneumothorax in last 3 days before the start of the study - Signs and/or symptoms of brain herniation based on clinical symptoms and or CT cerebrum - Pregnancy - Status after decompressive craniectomy - During or after Penthotal coma - Unfavourable ventilator settings before start of the study (defined as plateau pressures > 30 cm H2O, or FiO2 > 60%) - Intracranial pressure > 20 mmHg for at least 5 minutes, despite the use of ICP lowering treatment - Moribund (fixed pupils or signs of brainstem coning) - History of oesophageal surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean study endpoint is the change in intracranial pressure at different transpulmonary pressure levels. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints include - Changes in MFVMCA at different transpulmonary pressure levels - Cerebral oxygenation changes at different transpulmonary pressure levels - Hemodynamic changes at different transpulmonary pressure levels - Changes in oxygenation and ventilation parameters - Respiratory system compliance changes at different transpulmonary pressure levels, - Effects of changes in transpulmonary pressure on these different parameters will be compared between patients with normal and disturbed cerebral autoregulation,and between patients with a good and exhausted cerebral compensatory reserve. | — |
Countries
Netherlands