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Filter by:The goal of this study to evaluate whether eliminating the use of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) for maintenance of general anesthesia reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in higher risk patients.
This is a research study to determine if identifying an optimal level of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) targeted specifically to individualized patient characteristics will shorten the time on the ventilator. Participants will have catheter placed through the nose into the esophagus to measure the pressure inside the chest. This catheter will remain until the patient is freed from the ventilator. Participants will be randomized to usual care or to have the level of PEEP determined by the esophageal balloon pressure readings. The total time spent on the ventilator will be recorded.
A significant number of elderly patients experience a complication after cardiac surgery. This study aims to determine if postoperative remote monitoring of vital signs can be used to identify medicatie risk factors for vital sign deterioration in older cardiac surgery patients. - Single center pilot study. - 100 older patients undergoing cardiac surgery. - Continuous remote monitoring of vital signs after ICU discharge - Main study endpoint is vital sign deterioration.
In blunt chest trauma patients without immediate life-threatening conditions, delayed respiratory failure and need for mechanical ventilation may still occur in 12 to 40% of patients, depending on the severity of the trauma, the preexisting conditions and the intensity of initial management. In this context, non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is recommended in hypoxemic chest trauma patients, defined as a PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 200 mmHg. However, there is a large heterogeneity among studies regarding the severity of injuries, the degree of hypoxemia and the timing of enrollment. The interest of a preventive strategy during the early phase of blunt chest trauma, before the occurrence of respiratory distress or severe hypoxemia, is not formally established in the literature. Moreover, high-flow nasal oxygen therapy (HFNC-O2) appears to be a reliable and better tolerated alternative to conventional oxygen therapy (COT), associated with a significant reduction in intubation rate in hypoxemic patients. Two NIV strategies are compared: 1. In the experimental strategy, NIV is performed after inclusion in patients with moderate hypoxemia, defined by a PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 300 mmHg. The minimally required duration of NIV was 4 hours per day for at least 2 calendar days. 2. In the control group, patients receive oxygen from nasal cannula or high concentration oxygen mask according to the FiO2 needed to achieve SpO2 > 92%. NIV is initiated only in patients having PaO2/FiO2 ratio < 200 mmHg under COT. Investigators hypothesized that an early strategy associating HFNC-O2 and preventive NIV in hypoxemic blunt chest trauma patients may reduce the need for mechanical ventilation compared to the recommended strategy associating COT and late NIV.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of vibroacoustic therapy in the complex treatment of acute respiratory failure
This proposal will test the feasibility of implementing an assist volume control ventilation protocol in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the medical intensive care unit. The trial will consist of a before-and-after trial design of block assignment to either adaptive pressure control (baseline) or assist volume control . This is a feasibility study looking at the management of patients in the ventilator.
Patients with de novo respiratory failure undergoing non invasive ventilation (NIV) present failure rates of mechanical ventilation ranging from 4 to 50%. Causes for NIV treatment failure are various but the onset of septic shock and subsequent multi-organ failure (MOF) seem play a critical role. Recent data show that the 37% of patients admitted to intensive care unit for de novo respiratory failure without any other organ failure experience multiple organ failure within the first days from admission. Early identification of hypoxic patients at major risk for MOF seems critical. Physiological studies have demonstrated that the underlying mechanisms for organ damage preceding MOF are those involved in the oxygen consumption (VO2)/oxygen delivery (DO2) mismatch. Doppler ultrasound indices of renal arteria resistance are directly correlated tot he VO2/DO2 mismatch. With this study we aim at investigating the correlation between Doppler ultrasound indices of renal arteria resistance in patients with de novo respiratory failure admitted to ICU and the onset of MOF within the first 7 days form admission.
To assess the correlations among the physical functional performance, muscle strength, respiratory muscle strength and the ventilator weaning rate.
Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (NIV) has been increasingly used in the treatment of acute respiratory failure. Notwithstanding failure rates still remains high, ranging from 5% to 60%. The onset of delirium, agitation, pain and dyspnea may contribute to reduce the success rate of non invasive ventilation treatment. The aim of this study is to assess the incidence and impact of delirium, agitation, pain and dyspnea on clinical outcomes in a population of patient admitted to Respiratory Intensive Care Unit undergoing Non-Invasive Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Failure.
The goal of this study is to evaluate the role that high-flow nasal cannulas (HFNC) have on respiratory drive, work of breathing and neuromuscular efficiency after lung resection surgery. The main question the investigators aim to answer is whether HFNC decrease respiratory drive by at least 15% in these patients, assessed by a special diaphragmatic electromyography (EMG) device (NAVA catheter). In order, to perform this study, the investigators will perform a physiological study in 40 patients. These patients will be assessed in the immediate postoperative period and HFNC will be compared to conventional face-mask therapy.