Status:

COMPLETED

Ultrasound-Assessed Diaphragmatic Dysfunction as a Predictor of Weaning Outcome

Lead Sponsor:

Ain Shams University

Conditions:

Weaning Failure

Sepsis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-60 years

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess whether the degree of diaphragm excursion and diaphragm thickening measured by ultrasound during a weaning trial may be used to predict successful weaning from mechanical ven...

Detailed Description

After being informed about the study and giving written informed consent, Intubated and mechanically ventilated patients with sepsis on admission and fulfilling criteria of weaning from mechanical ven...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients of both sexes, aging 18 - 60 years after written informed consent
  • Patients with sepsis on admission according to the new sepsis definition in 2016 (life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host response to infection)
  • Hemodynamically stable without or with low dose support
  • Patients on mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours and not more than 1 week
  • Patients ready for start of weaning protocol, fully conscious, on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mode with positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) 3-5 Centimetre water (CmH2O), Pr. Supp. \<15 CmH2O, Fio2 less than 60%, Respiratory rate less than 35 breath/min, partial oxygen pressure (PO2)/FIO2 \>200, Rapid Shallow Breathing Index (RSBI) is less than 105

Exclusion

  • Patients aged less than 18 years or more than 60 years old
  • Patients in septic shock, hemodynamically unstable or on high dose support
  • Patients on mechanical ventilation for more than 1 week or less than 48 hours
  • Patients not ready for start of weaning from mechanical ventilation
  • Patients with neuromuscular disorders
  • Pregnant females in the second and third trimester, patients with tense ascites or morbidly obese with body mass index more than 40 kg/m2

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 18 2021

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04825509

Start Date

April 18 2021

End Date

November 1 2021

Last Update

July 21 2022

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Ain Shams University Hospital

Cairo, Egypt, 11591