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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method 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]