View clinical trials related to Acute Respiratory Failure.
Filter by:This study compare the effectiveness of dexmedetomidine as a sedative drug during NIV and the different strategies routinely used in patients with ARF of different aetiologies. Efficacy will be assessed based on absence of intubation, short term prognosis, and occurrence of medical complications.
The study will explore the possibility to predict potential for recruitment in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure patients by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) Swisstom BB2 (Swisstom, Landquart, Switzerland) during stepwise increase in positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) followed by recruitment maneuver (RM). It will compare data obtained by EIT to those obtained by pressure-volume (P-V) curves on respiratory system mechanics and data on pulmonary gas exchange.
This prospective, open-label trial randomizes adult patients intubated in the ED with a Macintosh blade to use or not use a bougie for the first intubation attempt. The primary outcome is first pass success.
Esophageal pressure measurements are used in to determine chest wall elastance and calculate lung elastance and transpulmonary pressure in mechanically ventilated patients. A dedicated esophageal balloon catheter is then placed in the esophagus to measure tidal variations in esophageal pressure. In this study high resolution solid-state manometry technique was used to provide detailed and continuous measurements of esophageal pressures in the different parts of the esophagus. Measurements were performed during ongoing mechanical ventilation at different levels of endexpiratory pressure.
This crossover investigation enrolls healthy volunteers and compares the exhaled oxygen content (FeO2) between the non-rebreather mask at the flush rate and a bag-valve-mask device at the flush rate, used with active positive pressure assistance.
The purpose of the study was to describe early predictors and to develop a prediction tool that accurately identifies the need for mechanical ventilation in pneumonia patients with acute respiratory failure treated with High Flow nasal cannula.
Purpose Two techniques of radial artery cannulation, ultrasound guided (USG) and conventional method (CM) were compared to find the better technique in general and in different hemodynamic subsets of patients. Method This is a prospective randomized, single center study of 100 patients. The details of the primary cannulation technique, number of attempts, time taken, failure and cross-over technique were recorded for three different hemodynamic subsets with Systolic blood pressure <80 mm hg, 80-100 mm hg and > 100 mm hg.
The purpose of this small pilot study is to refine a combined intervention of IV amino acids and cycle ergometry in critically ill patients, and to gather preliminary data, before proceeding with a larger multi-center RCT. A total of 10 patients will receive the combined intervention.
Acute respiratory failure is frequent during rhythmology procedure under light sedation in high risks selected patients. Non invasive ventilation (NIV) is recommended for acute cardiogenic pulmonary oedema and sleep apnea. The investigators will perform a monocentric, prospective, randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy of NIV which associated pressure support ventilation (PSV: 5 to 15 cmH2O) and positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP: 5 to 10 cmH2O) with standard oxygen therapy in prevention of peroperative respiratory event. Our hypothesis is that peroperative use of NIV should reduce the incidence of apnea and hypoxia during procedure in rhythmology under light sedation.
BACKGROUND: Endotracheal intubation and prolonged immobilization of patients receiving mechanical ventilation may reduce expectoration function. High frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) may ameliorate airway secretion movement; however, the vigorous oscillation may influence ventilator settings and change instantaneous cardiopulmonary responses. The aim of this study was to investigate these issues. METHODS: Seventy-three patients aged >20 years who were intubated with mechanical ventilation for pneumonic respiratory failure were recruited and randomly classified into two groups (HFCWO group, n=36; and control group who received conventional chest physical therapy (CCPT), n=37). HFCWO was applied with a fixed protocol, while CCPT was conducted using standard protocols. Both groups received sputum suction after the procedure. Changes in ventilator settings and the subjects' responses were measured at pre-set intervals and compared within groups and between groups.