Role of Lung Ultrasound in Predicting Weaning Outcomes

Hospital Moinhos de Vento

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ventilator Weaning; Ultrasonography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02022839

2010/125

Details and patient eligibility

About

We aimed to verify the potencial role of bedside lung ultrasound findings of critically ill patients candidates to liberation from mechanical ventilation in predicting weaning outcomes. The analysis will be taken in two times: immediately before and at the and spontaneous breathing trial.

Enrollment: 250 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Invasive mechanical ventilation > 24 hours
• Eligibility to weaning from mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

• Tracheostomy