Respiratory mechanically ventilated patient due to respiratory failure
Conditions
Interventions
Twenty subjects will receive both Laser puncture and conventional chest physiotherapy
Twenty subjects will receive conventional chest physiotherapy only
Sponsors
Cairo University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age of the patients from 40 to 60 years old. 2. All patients are respiratory failure on mechanical ventilator. 3. Subjects will be assigned randomly on a 1 : 1 : basis to one of two treatment groups A&B, equally in number.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ¿ Un drained pneumothorax. ¿ Skin cancer. ¿ Tattoos at site of application of laser acupuncture. ¿ Acute cardiac vascular dysfunction (myocardial ischemia ). ¿ Other systemic disease (eg. systemic lupus erythematosus ,or AIDS ). ¿ Age over 60 or less than 40 years old.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| arterial blood gases before and after the treatment ¿PaO2 (partial arterial oxygen pressure) , PaCO2 (partial arterial carbon dioxide pressure) ¿O2 %( oxygen saturation) ¿PaO2 / FiO2 (% of O2 pressure and fraction inspired O2) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart rate, respiratory rate, mean arterial pressure,tidal volume, minute ventilation, rapid shallow breathing index the ratio of the frequency of breathing divided by the tidal volume and dynamic lung compliance scores | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAzza Ismail
Professor of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular ,Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics
Outcome results
None listed