Effects of the Pleural Effusion Drainage in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Monitored by Electrical Impedance Tomography and End-Expiratory Lung Volume
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 19
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Change of the thorax electrical impedance following pleural effusion drainage in mechanically ventilated patients
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Evacuation of pleural effusion (PE) represents a disputable therapy in mechanically ventilated patients. Patients on mechanical ventilation indicated by the physician to pleural fluid evacuation will be monitored throughout the procedure by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and concurrently end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) will be measured in order to describe impact of PE evacuation on aeration and ventilation of the lungs.
Detailed Description
Critically ill patients treated in intensive care units have a disorder of distribution and volume of body fluids due to principal illness and some therapeutic interventions. One of its manifestations is pleural effusion (PE) formation.
Patients on mechanical ventilation indicated by treating physician to pleural fluid evacuation will be monitored throughout the procedure by electrical impedance tomography (EIT) and concurrently end-expiratory lung volume (EELV) will be measured. The purpose of the study is to better understand impact of PE evacuation on aeration and ventilation of the lungs.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •mechanical ventilation, presence of pleural effusion, decision of the treating physician to drain it
Exclusion Criteria
- •impossibility to apply EIT belt or to find suitable save point for drainage when the EIT belt is attached
- •standard EIT exclusion criteria according to the device manufacturer
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change of the thorax electrical impedance following pleural effusion drainage in mechanically ventilated patients
Time Frame: 4 hours
Comparison of EIT results with end-expiratory lung volume measurement during drainage of pleural effusion
Secondary Outcomes
- Change of the distribution of ventilation following pleural effusion drainage in mechanically ventilated patients(4 hours)