Status:

COMPLETED

Alveolar Recruitment in Brain Injury

Lead Sponsor:

Hospital Clinic of Barcelona

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fondo de Investigacion Sanitaria

Conditions:

Brain Injury

Acute Lung Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Development of acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with severe brain injury has been associated with poor outcome. The application of lung recruitment ma...

Detailed Description

Patients with severe brain injury comprise a significant portion of admissions to critical care units. These patients are unable to adequately protect their airways and are usually intubated and mecha...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with brain injury who met the ALI/ARDS criteria within 72 hours after ICU admission

Exclusion

  • \<18 years of age
  • Cardiogenic edema
  • Hemodynamic instability
  • Intracranial hypertension

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2001

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

9 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01159392

Start Date

February 1 2001

End Date

November 1 2003

Last Update

July 9 2010

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Trauma and Surgical ICU, Hospital Clinic

Barcelona, Spain, 08036