Status:
COMPLETED
Electrical Impedance Tomography Measurements During Apnea Test in Patients With Suspected Brain Death
Lead Sponsor:
Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital the Teaching Hospital of the University of Szeged
Collaborating Sponsors:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Hochschule Furtwangen University
Conditions:
Brain Death
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-99 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Apnea testing is the final decisive examination in the strictly regulated process of brain death assessment. There is no standardized method found in the literature for apnea testing except for the in...
Detailed Description
The aim of the study is to assess the eligibility of electrical impedance monitoring for the detection of possible spontaneous initiations of inspiration during apnea test in patients with suspected b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with suspected brain death undergoing apnea test for detecting the absence of spontaneous breathing
Exclusion
- age under 18
- pregnancy
- pulmonectomy, lung resection in the past medical history
- clinically end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- severe hemodynamic instability (vasopressor refractory shock)
- severe bullous emphysema and/or spontaneous pneumothorax in the past medical history
- chest drainage in situ due to pneumothorax and/or bronchopleural fistula
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 13 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
10 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04857242
Start Date
April 1 2021
End Date
April 13 2023
Last Update
February 20 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University of Szeged
Szeged, Hungary, 6725