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Comparison of Different Methods to Calculate Pendelluft by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Summary
The Pendelluft phenomenon is an important cause of lung damage in spontaneously breathing mechanically ventilated patients since it considerably increases the stress on the lung parenchyma in the dependent areas. It can result in a local driving pressure up to three times higher than the global driving pressure. The measurement of Pendelluft is still uncertain in the literature, and although various methods have been proposed, not all have the same meaning in terms of pulmonary overstress and overstrain. This study proposes a comparative analysis of different ways to calculate and estimate the stress imposed on the lung parenchyma by Pendelluft in terms of regional volume and local driving pressure through electrical impedance tomography.
Official title: Comparison of Different Methods to Calculate Pendelluft by Electrical Impedance Tomography in Patients Undergoing Invasive Mechanical Ventilation Under Pressure Support Mode
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
15
Start Date
2024-06-11
Completion Date
2025-06-11
Last Updated
2024-07-10
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pressure Support Variation and Calculation of Respiratory Mechanics
Patients will be submitted to different levels of pressure support (PS) in a randomly assigned order. First 30 minutes shall be recorded at the clinical PS. Next, blood gas samples shall be collected. Subsequently, three inspiratory pauses of at least 2 seconds shall be performed with an interval of at least 8 respiratory cycles between them. The same shall be performed with three expiratory pauses. Next, the PS shall be varied to 50% less or 50% more than clinical PS (based on randomization) and the same procedures shall be performed after 30 minutes of data recording (blood gas sample collection, inspiratory and expiratory pauses). All data shall be analyzed offline using a software that will be able to compare three different methods to calculate Pendelluft magnitude based on the literature. After completion of the protocol, ventilatory parameters shall be returned to the original settings. If the patient becomes tachypneic during lower PS, the protocol shall be interrupted.
Locations (1)
Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da USP
São Paulo, Brazil