Status:

COMPLETED

Energy Expenditure in Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Conditions:

Respiration, Artificial

Energy Metabolism

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

During weaning from mechanical ventilation process, the energy expenditure in T tube is greater than pressure support ventilation.

Detailed Description

The energy expenditure (EE) was measured during the two periods of 30-minutes, with the 10 first minutes being discarded for analysis purposes. The other variables were recorded and monitored during t...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with acute respiratory failure receiving MV for over 24 hours, in the ICU of the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Exclusion

  • Patients with chest drainage, hemodynamic instability (characterized by the use of vasoactive drugs), renal failure, mental status change, agitation, sudoresis, tachycardia, axillary temperature above 38°C and inspiratory oxygen fraction (FiO2) over 0.6.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2006

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00853060

Start Date

March 1 2006

End Date

March 1 2008

Last Update

February 27 2009

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Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul/Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil