Status:

COMPLETED

Proportional Assist Ventilation (PAV) in Early Stage of Critically Ill Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medtronic - MITG

Conditions:

Respiratory Failure

Mechanical Ventilation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effectiveness of high assistance proportional assist ventilation (PAV+) (objective 80% gain) as main ventilatory support in early stage of critically ill patients in comparison with st...

Detailed Description

The goal of this proposal is to apply PAV+ as routine ventilatory mode in the early stage of critically ill patients, taking advantages of spontaneous breathing and better patient-ventilator interacti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients 18 years of age or older
  • Anticipated MV \> 24 hours
  • Availability of informed consent from patient or next of kin
  • Ventilation parameters measured under PAV+ 80% gain:
  • PaO2/FiO2 \>100 RPAV \<10 cm H2O/l/s CPAV \> 30 ml/cm H2O WOBTOT \<1.5 J/l VE \<18 l/min

Exclusion

  • Patients on moribund state or with life-sustaining therapy withholding decision.
  • Patients with unstable respiratory/hemodynamic state, PaO2/FiO2 \<100, Dopamine \>15 microg/Kg/min or epinephrine \>0.1 microg/kg/min.
  • Pregnancy.
  • Air leak.
  • Patients needing deep sedation or muscle paralysis
  • Patients needing hyperventilation (brain trauma).
  • Patients with severe muscle weakness.
  • Recruitment maneuvers or prone position.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

110 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01204281

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

November 27 2012

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Intensive Care Unit. Xarxa assistencial Althaia.

Manresa, Catalonia, Spain, 08243