Use Of Capnography As Surrogate Measure Of PC02 In Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients

Lahey Health

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Interstitial Lung Disease

Treatments: Procedure: Capnography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00744614

2007-115

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of Capnography (Continuous recording of the carbon dioxide content of expired air)as an alternative test to measure PC02 levels in patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD,interstitial lung disease(ILD)or coronary disease who are at risk of intubation.

Full description

This is a prospective study to evaluate the usefulness of capnography as a non-invasive, accurate method of measuring of PC02 levels in medical intensive care unit patients with asthma, COPD, ILD, or coronary disease who are at risk of intubation.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medical Intensive Care Patients
• Not intubated
• Age 18 or older
• History of any one of the following: asthma, COPD, ILD, or coronary disease

Exclusion criteria

• Sepsis
• Life expectancy less than 1 month
• Requiring BIPAP

Trial design

70 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

Medical Intensive care unit patients with asthma, COPD, ILD or coronary disease who are at risk of intubation

Treatment:

Procedure: Capnography