Status:

UNKNOWN

NAVA vs PSV Ventilation During Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in Children After Liver Transplantation

Lead Sponsor:

Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Conditions:

Pediatric Liver Transplantation

Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-10 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Liver transplantation is the treatment of choice for acute and chronic end-stage liver disease. Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist (NAVA) may be a feasible solution to guide the liberation from mecha...

Detailed Description

Twelve pediatric patients underwent liver transplantation and admitted during postoperative period in PICU will be studied. They will be endotracheally intubated and spontaneously triggering the mecha...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Liver recipients (from cadaveric or living donor)
  • Invasive Mechanical ventilation

Exclusion

  • Neurological impairment
  • Neuromuscular, mitochondrial, metabolic, or chromosomal diseases with baby hypotonia
  • Lesions of medulla
  • Hemodynamic instability requiring inotropes/vasopressors (dopamine \> 6 mcg/kg/min, norepinephrine, epinephrine, dobutamine, milrinone) or volume load.
  • Congenital cardiovascular disease
  • Patient extubated
  • Need of controlled mechanical ventilation
  • Intravenous infusion of benzodiazepines or propofol
  • Pneumonia, pneumothorax, massive pleural effusion
  • Patient placed on extracorporeal circuit
  • Contraindications to insert nasogastric tube
  • Not expected to survive beyond 24 hours
  • Parental/legal guardian refusal

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04792788

Start Date

September 1 2020

End Date

January 30 2022

Last Update

October 22 2021

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Fabrizio Chiusolo

Rome, RM, Italy, 00165