Respiratory Support in Severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation

China-Japan Friendship Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: COPD Exacerbation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03020394

2016YFC1304304-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

Preliminary studies have shown that NPPV can avoid tracheal intubation in 40% to 60% patients who have severe exacerbation of COPD. Recently, large-scale comparative effectiveness research (CER) also found that compared with invasive ventilation, NPPV can reduce mortality rates. But there's no high-quality clinical studies which can confirm this. Therefore, investigators believe that NPPV can avoid intubation in patients with severe exacerbation of COPD in ICU with perfect monitoring conditions and reasonable human resource allocation, in order to reduce IMV-related complications and improve patients' outcomes.

Full description

In part of the patients who were AECOPD with pH <7.25 , preliminary studies have shown that NPPV can avoid tracheal intubation in 40% to 60% patients, and also reduce the incidence of VAP. Recently, large-scale comparative effectiveness research (CER) also found that compared with invasive ventilation, NPPV can reduce mortality rates. At present, there's no high-quality clinical studies which can confirm this, and clinical guidelines do not have a recommendation on the use of NPPV in these patients. Therefore, investigators believe that NPPV can avoid intubation in patients with severe exacerbation of COPD in ICU with perfect monitoring conditions and reasonable human resource allocation, as well as the progress of medical technology in NPPV in recent years, in order to reduce IMV-related complications and improve patients' outcomes.

Enrollment: 208 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• AECOPD;

Exclusion criteria

• refuse to engage in the study;
• have been included in other study.

Trial design

208 participants in 3 patient groups

Noninvasive ventilation

Description:

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation is achieved by Philips Respironics V60/Vision ventilator. Choose bilevel positive airway pressure mode, and adjust the fraction of inspire oxygen(FiO2) or oxygen flow rate to maintain patient's oxygen saturation(SpO2) between 88% to 92%. Parameter adjustment and weaning of NPPV follow the protocols used before.

Invasive ventilation

Description:

Intubated immediately and connected to the ventilator. Parameter adjustment and weaning of IPPV follow the protocols used before.

High flow nasal cannula

Description:

High flow nasal cannula of different models (large, medium and small) are selected depending on the size and comfort of the patient's nostrils. Adjusting the oxygen flow rate (O2 Flow) maintains the patient's SpO2 88% to 92%. The flow was initially adjusted to 25 L/min and the flow was gradually adjusted to the patient's maximum tolerance. The inspiratory gas temperature (31 to 37 °C) was set to the patient's maximum tolerance level. If the patient's condition deteriorates and the tracheal intubation standard is met , the patient is recommended to undergo invasive ventilation treatment, but the choice of the final respiratory support method should be decided by the attending physician, patient and family.