NCT01482429

Evaluation of a Systematic Approach to Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation

Implantation of a Multidisciplinary Ventilator-weaning Protocol in a Intensive Care Unit of Teaching Hospital of Federal University of Uberlandia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 235 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Uberlandia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Prolongation of mechanical ventilation poses serious personal and financial threats to healthcare consumers. The investigators objectives are create and implement an multidisciplinary evidenced-based ventilator-weaning protocol to assess whether a systematic approach compared with the physician's judgment only decreases time spent on the ventilator, complications of mechanical ventilation and length of stay in critical care unit.

Conditions

• Weaning Failure
• Complication of Respirator [Ventilator]

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Multidisciplinary weaning-ventilator protocol	We implemented a multidisciplinary protocol for weaning from mechanical ventilation.This consist of a daily screening for readiness, performing a spontaneous breathing test, evaluation of signs of intolerance and decision on extubation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2012-01-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2011-11-30
• Last updated: 2013-03-04
• Results posted: 2013-03-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil