Status:

COMPLETED

Prone Position Improves End-Expiratory Lung Volumes in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Conditions:

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Coronavirus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Covid-19 associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) may present with profound hypoxemia not fully explained with pulmonary infiltrates. Accordingly, how prone positioning improves oxygenati...

Detailed Description

After initiation of invasive mechanical ventilation, initial ventilator settings were performed by the attending physician. These settings include titration of best PEEP to promote oxygenation if Spo2...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients were considered eligible if they met the Berlin definition criteria for ARDS and intubated due to increased work of breathing and/or worsening hypoxemia. All patients had a positive Covid-19 real time Polymerase Chain Reaction test

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria were; age \< 18 years, ARDS resulting from other risk factors, presence of chest drainage tubes, tracheostomy, pneumomediastinum, hemodynamic instability (systolic blood pressure \< 100 mmHg, lactate \> 2 mmol/l, or an increase in lactate concentrations for 20% in two consecutive blood gas analysis within 2 hours interval) and suspicion or confirmed pulmonary emboli.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

43 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04818164

Start Date

September 1 2020

End Date

March 1 2022

Last Update

March 4 2022

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Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)