Respiratory Mechanics and Pleural Effusion

Policlinico Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Critically Ill; Acute Lung Injury; ARDS

Treatments: Procedure: mechanical ventilation/CT Scan

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00258518

1500

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators aim to compare the respiratory mechanics in acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory diseases syndrome (ARDS) patients with and without pleural effusion.

Full description

In ALI/ARDS we evaluated the respiratory mechanics (respiratory system, chest wall and lung elastance) at the bedside while pleural effusion was evaluated with CT scan. Thus we will be able to estimate any possible role of pleural effusion on the respiratory mechanics.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ALI/ARDS patients underwent invasive mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

• Haemodynamic instability
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

ALI/ARDS patients

Treatment:

Procedure: mechanical ventilation/CT Scan