NCT03231072

Pleural Effusion Drainage in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Monitored by EIT

Effects of the Pleural Effusion Drainage in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Monitored by Electrical Impedance Tomography and End-Expiratory Lung Volume

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: Czech Technical University in Prague · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Evacuation of pleural effusion (PE) represents a disputable therapy in mechanically ventilated patients. Patients on mechanical ventilation indicated by the physician to pleural fluid evacuation will be monitored throughout the procedure by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and concurrently end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) will be measured in order to describe impact of PE evacuation on aeration and ventilation of the lungs.

Detailed description

Critically ill patients treated in intensive care units have a disorder of distribution and volume of body fluids due to principal illness and some therapeutic interventions. One of its manifestations is pleural effusion (PE) formation. Patients on mechanical ventilation indicated by treating physician to pleural fluid evacuation will be monitored throughout the procedure by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and concurrently end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) will be measured. The purpose of the study is to better understand impact of PE evacuation on aeration and ventilation of the lungs.

Conditions

• Pleural Effusion
• Drainage
• Electric Impedance Tomography

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Electrical Impedance Tomography record	Monitoring of pleural effusion evacuation by means of EIT

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-31
• Primary completion: 2018-03-30
• Completion: 2022-03-30
• First posted: 2017-07-27
• Last updated: 2022-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Czechia