Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in the ICU

Amal Jubran

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01817608

107589

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators objective is to assess quality of life and functional outcome in patients requiring short-term mechanical ventilation. Additionally, the investigators plan to measure the recovery of peripheral muscle strength and respiratory muscle strength during recovery.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ICU patients who require mechanical ventilation for at least 2 days
• the ability to speak English
• willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

• patients who require mechanical ventilation at home before hospitalization
• patients previously requiring mechanical ventilation at an LTAC facility