Artificial respiration
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized, controlled, two-arm clinical trial. Patients who have been on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours, who are eligible for weaning from mechanical ventilation and who have
Sponsors
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients; of both sexes; aged 18 years or older; with hypoxemic respiratory failure treated by prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours and who have been extubated after a successful spontaneous breathing trial; evaluated by lung ultrasound with a pulmonary ultrasound score of less than 14 points and diaphragmatic dysfunction characterized by a diaphragmatic thickness fraction = 36% diagnosed by diaphragmatic ultrasound
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Patients in palliative care; Patients with Respiratory failure secondary to neuromuscular syndromes; Patients without an ultrasound window will be excluded from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Participants in the experimental group are expected to have a lower rate of return to mechanical ventilation than participants in the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEmídio Jorge Lima
Hospital Geral Roberto Santos
Outcome results
None listed