AVAPS in Acute Respiratory Failure of various etiologies

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: The patients were divided according to the pathology on the basis of which presented the acute respiratory failure: COPD / bronchial asthma / pneumonia / ARDS / congestive heart failure and interstitial disease; Circulatory System; Acute respiratory failure

• Registration Number: ISRCTN96455367
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Guayaquil (Universidad de Guayaquil)

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35100798/ (added 05/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2014-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 18 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years and over
2. Admitted to the intensive care unit of Santa Maria Clinic
3. Acute respiratory failure due to exacerbation of COPD, asthma, pneumonia, ARDS, congestive heart failure and intestitial lung disease

Exclusion Criteria

1. Facial deformity
2. Obstruction of the upper airway by surgery or trauma
3. Alterations in the central nervous system does not relating to hypercapnic encephalopathy
4. Cardiogenic pulmonary edema, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, hemoptysis, or septic shock
5. Urgent intubation due to cardiorespiratory arrest and hemodynamic instability with systolic pressure less than 80 mm Hg. 6. Hemodynamic instability
7. Excess of respiratory secretions
8. Non-cooperative or agitated
9. Unable to use the interface device
10. Has had recent surgery of the upper airway,
11. Received NIV with Do not resuscitate orders

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified