NCT00568659

The Specific Lung Elastance in Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ALI/ARDS) Patients in Supine and Prone Position

The Specific Lung Elastance in ALI/ARDS Patients in Supine and Prone Position

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 15 (actual)
• Sponsor: Policlinico Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators aim is to study the specific lung elastance in ALI/ARDS patients during invasive mechanical ventilation, in supine and prone position.

Detailed description

In sedated and paralyzed ALI/ARDS patients, we study and compare the specific lung elastance in supine and prone position during invasive mechanical ventilation.

Conditions

• Acute Lung Injury
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	specific elastance	The investigators study the specific lung elastance in ALI/ARDS patients in supine and prone position.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-12-01
• Primary completion: 2010-11-01
• Completion: 2015-01-01
• First posted: 2007-12-06
• Last updated: 2015-04-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy