Status:

COMPLETED

Decreasing Trigger Sensitivity Could Assist PEEP to Further Improve Regional Ventilation Distribution

Lead Sponsor:

Capital Medical University

Conditions:

Mechanical Ventilation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

In mechanically ventilated patients during supine position, alveolar collapse usually distributes in dependent lung region.Decrease of flow trigger sensitivity might improve homogeneous of tidal volum...

Detailed Description

In mechanically ventilated patients during supine position, alveolar collapse usually distributes in dependent lung region. High positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) has been applied to improve the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The post operative patients who received pressure support ventilation;
  • After the clinical PEEP was evaluated 5cmH2O, the tidal volume distribution still existed heterogeneity.

Exclusion

  • Under 18 years;
  • History of diaphragm dysfunction and surgery;
  • Central respiratory drive dysfunction;
  • history of esophageal, gastric or lung surgery;
  • The contraindication of using EIT (pacemaker, defibrillator, and implantable pumps).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2017

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03241654

Start Date

May 1 2017

End Date

February 1 2018

Last Update

February 12 2018

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Jian-Xin Zhou

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100050