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An observational study in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation to assess the influence of the adjustments made in the artificial ventilation on the agreement level of pulmonary auscultation (The Kappa analysis)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
The study was developed with the intention of evaluating the influence of the adjustments made in the artificial ventilation in the intraobserver and interobserver agreement of pulmonary auscultation in patients submitted to artificial ventilation.
Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases
Registration Number
ACTRN12608000089336
Lead Sponsor
Paulo Eugênio Oliveira de Souza e Silva
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

Older than 18, undergo mechanical ventilation,
positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) level in mechanical ventilation <6cmH2O

Exclusion Criteria

barotrauma History and barotrauma Risk

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The interobserver agreement at the best moment of adjustment of the artificial ventilation presented kappa = 0.65 for rhonchi, 0.59 for fine crackles, 0.57 for coarse crackles and 0.36 for bronchial sound.[at 1 year]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The intraobserver agreement level, at the best moment, presented kappa average of 0.62 for rhonchi, 0.82 for coarse crackles, 0.54 for bronchial sound and 0.39 for fine crackles.[at 1 year]
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