CPAP Reduces Hypoxemia After Cardiac Surgery — CRHACS  

Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Reintubation Clinical Trial

Official title: CPAP Reduces Hypoxemia After Cardiac Surgery (CRHACS Trial). A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of study is to evaluate whether the application of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) after extubation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery can reduce hypoxemia and re-intubation rate.

Clinical Trial Description

We want to test the hypothesis that the application of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) after extubation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery can reduce hypoxemia and re-intubation rate.

Primary end point: to reduce the rate of re-intubation.

Secondary end point: to reduce the incidence of atelectasis, pneumonia, sepsis, the mortality rate, the intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital length of stay. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Reintubation
• Anoxia
• Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
• Respiratory Insufficiency

• NCT number: NCT01726140
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Turin, Italy
• Contact: Daniela Pasero, MD
• Phone: +390116336129
• Email: daniela.pasero@unito.it
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2013
• Completion date: November 2017