NCT01478217

PEEP Recruitment-comparison Between Ultrasonographic Assessment and LIP Assessment

Positive End-expiratory Pressure Induced Lung Recruitment -Comparison Between Ultrasonographic Assessment and Lower Inflection Point Assessment on the Pressure -Volume Loop

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 17 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sisters of Mercy University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare lung recruitment in acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) based on lower inflection point with transthoracic ultrasonographic assessment of lung recruitment.

Detailed description

Sedated and sometimes temporary relaxed patients with ALI/ARDS on mechanical ventilation in semirecumbent position are included. Lower inflection point on pressure volume loop on ventilator Draeger Evita 4 with low continuous flow on volume controlled ventilation is measured with zero PEEP. Transthoracic lung ultrasound with linear probe is proceed on both hemithoraces when mechanical ventilation based on measured PEEP is started. We compare if real lung recruitment seen by ultrasound is the same as predicted by lower inflection point. The procedure is a part of routine everyday respiratory monitoring in our unit.

Conditions

• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-11-01
• Completion: 2011-11-01
• First posted: 2011-11-23
• Last updated: 2011-11-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Croatia