Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Randomized crossover clinical trial, which will be included patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome who are undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation later, they will be randomized to one o
Other
C02.782.600.550.200.750
Sponsors
Centro Universitário Metodista - IPA
Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Porto Alegre
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Mechanically ventilated patients for more than 24 hours; presenting hemodynamically stable (mean arterial pressure between 70 and 120 mm Hg); PaO 2 / FiO 2 100-300; diffuse infiltrates on chest radiograph.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with a history of pulmonary emphysema; presence of barotrauma; chest tube; undrained pneumothorax.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased blood oxygenation after 60 minutes period with the experimental ventilator checked by arterial blood gas from finding a variation of at least 10% in pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increased lung compliance after 60 minutes period with the experimental ventilator checked by arterial blood gases from the realization of a range of at least 15% in the pre and post intervention measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuiz Forgiarini Junior
Centro Universitário Metodista - IPA
Outcome results
None listed