Rapid Shallow Breathing Index Survey: A Predictor of Non-Invasive Ventilation Necessity in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation: A prospective descriptive study
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- Conditions
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation.Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201304282496N10
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Vice chancellor of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 98
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria: all the patients over 40 years old; COPD exacerbation; history of smoking at least twenty pack/year.
Exclusion criteria: respiratory arrest; rdiovascular instability; lack of patient cooperation; upper airway obstruction; possibility of increased aspiration risk; morbid obesity; increase in secretions; recent facial trauma or gastroesophageal surgery; impaired mask fixation; nasopharyngeal abnormalities; craniofacial trauma; lack of patient consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rapid Shallow Breathing Index. Timepoint: On admission, one hour and two hours after admission. Method of measurement: A ratio determined by the frequency (f) during one minute divided by tidal volume (VT).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Acute Physiology And Chronic Health Evaluation II. Timepoint: On admission, one hour and two hours after admission. Method of measurement: Temperature; heart rate; hematocrit; white blood cell count; respiratory rate; PaO2/F1O2; creatinine, PH, Na, K, GCS Score and blood pressure.