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Adherence to LPV in SICU and Associated Clinical Outcomes

Completed
Conditions
Adult
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Respiration, Artificial
Intensive Care Units
Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
Tidal Volume
Registration Number
NCT03698799
Lead Sponsor
Mahidol University
Brief Summary

Lung Protective Ventilation strategy (LPV) with low tidal volume and adequate positive end-expiratory pressure is recommended for not only patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but also those without ARDS too. From previous studies, adherence to LPV strategy reported is only 40% and data is limited in surgical patients. The investigators aim to describe ventilation management and find out the adherence rate to LPV strategy applied to surgical patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) and their associated outcomes.

Detailed Description

Mechanical ventilation (MV) is one of the one organ support most frequently applied to patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Despite considering as a life-saving intervention, MV may have detrimental effects, namely ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). A mechanical breath with positive airway pressure may overstretch alveoli, especially in the non-dependent part of the lungs, and subsequently result in barotrauma and volutrauma. While cyclic opening and closing of alveoli during mechanical breath due to alveolar collapse at the end of expiration can cause atelec-trauma or cyclic atelectasis. All of these can lead to the activation of respiratory and systemic inflammatory response, so-called bio-trauma. To minimize the effects of MV on VILI, the lung protective mechanical ventilation (LPV) strategy have been proposed and now generally accepted as a standard practice in mechanically ventilated patients. The LPV strategy basically consists of ventilation with the low tidal volume of 6-8 mL/kg of predicted body weight (PBW) with limited plateau pressure of less than 30 cm H2O plus applying sufficient amount of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to prevent atelectasis. The LPV strategy has been clearly demonstrated benefits in not only patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) but also those with normal lungs including lessened respiratory and systemic inflammatory response and injured lungs, decreased duration of MV and length of stay (LOS), improved organ failure, and decreased pulmonary and other complications as well as mortality. Nevertheless, the adherence rate to the LPV strategy reported in the literatures is only approximately 40% in mechanically ventilated patients. For surgical patients, approximately 65% of those admitted to ICU require MV support either following operation or during their stay in ICU. To date, there is limited data regarding MV management in surgical patients who required MV support perioperatively. In addition, the difference in perioperative MV practices and their associated clinical outcomes has been not well determined in this setting. The aim of this study is to explore the current practice of MV according to the LPV strategy applied to surgical patients admitted to surgical ICU (SICU) and their associated clinical outcome. The primary outcome of this study is to determine the adherence rate to the LPV strategy at the initiation of MV support in mechanically ventilated patients in SICU. The LPV strategy in this study is defined as ventilation with the tidal volume of \<8 mL/kg of PBW plus applying PEEP of at least 5 cm of water. The secondary outcomes are factors associated with the adherence to the LPV strategy, incidences of pulmonary and other complications, LOS in SICU and in hospital, SICU and hospital discharge status, and status at 28 and 90 days following the initiation of MV support. Patients are divided into two groups, LPV and Non-LPV, according to their MV setting and clinical outcomes are statistically compared between groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
306
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients whose age of 18 years old or more
  • Patients admitted to two participating SICU
  • Patients requiring MV support with the anticipated duration of 12 hours or more
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients not requiring MV support during SICU stay
  • Patients requiring MV support for less than 12 hours in SICU
  • Patients requiring MV support for more than 24 hours prior to SICU admission
  • Patients included in this study once and re-admitted to the SICU
  • Patients requiring non-invasive MV support
  • Moribund or terminal cases
  • Patients who refuse to participate in the study
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Adherence rate to LPV strategy at the initiation of MV supportDuring the first 24 hours following the initiation of MV support

The LPV strategy is defined as ventilation with tidal volume of \<8 mL/kg of PBW plus applying PEEP of at least 5 cm H2O.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Length of stay in SICU and in hospitalUp to 90 days following the initiation of MV support

Total days of stay in SICU and in hospital following the initiation of MV support.

Incidences of pulmonary and other complicationsDuring the first 7 consecutive days following the initiation of MV support

Pulmonary complications include pneumonia, ARDS, atelectasis, restoration of MV support after liberation from MV, pleural effusion, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, pneumothorax and new pulmonary infiltration. Other complications include stroke, myocardial ischemia/infarction, arrhythmias, acute kidney injury, sepsis, new infection other than pneumonia, and re-admission to the SICU.

SICU and hospital discharge status, and status at 28 and 90 daysUp to 90 days following the initiation of MV support

Status whether alive or decease

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Siriraj Hospital

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Bangkoknoi, Bangkok, Thailand

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