Status:

COMPLETED

Non-invasive Mechanical Ventilation After Cardiac Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Irmandade Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Conditions:

Heart; Dysfunction Postoperative, Cardiac Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) has been used in hypoxic post-operative cardiac patients but more studies are necessary to clarify its respiratory and hemodynamic effects. Therefore, the inv...

Detailed Description

* Postoperative cardiac surgery patients having a Swan-Ganz catheter and showing a PaO2/FiO2 between 150 and 300 (with FIO2 0.31), one hour after extubation, were included. * Then, the patients were r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Oxygenation index (PaO2/FiO2)between 150 and 300 one hour after extubation following cardiac surgery.
  • Swan-Ganz catheter

Exclusion

  • Invasive mechanical ventilation more than 24 hours
  • Serious obstructive pulmonary chronic disease (FEV1\<40%)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01457898

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2009

Last Update

October 25 2011

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Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90020-090