Transpulmonary Pressures in Mechanical Ventilated Patients With Morbid Obesity

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mechanical Ventilation Complication; Respiratory Insufficiency

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02309190

HSC-MS-14-0444

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study consists in determine the transpulmonary pressure in morbidly obesity patients that require mechanical ventilation.

• both gender
• only adults
• Medical intensive care patients.

Full description

We are studying adult patients with morbid obesity with respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation.

We are measuring transesophageal presssures to estimate ideal PEEP and evaluate hemodynamic parameters.

Enrollment: 15 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• both gender
• morbid obesity
• hemodynamically stable

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant patients
• cirrhotic patients with esophageal varicose

Trial design

15 participants in 1 patient group

transpulmonary pressures

Description:

Esophageal balloon to measure transpulmonary pressures. PEEP adjustment as per transpulmonary pressures.