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Predictability of Echographic Excursion of the Diaphragm for Intubation in COPD- Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure in ED

Conditions
COPD Exacerbation
Respiratory Failure
Registration Number
NCT04591509
Lead Sponsor
European Georges Pompidou Hospital
Brief Summary

The investigators seek to evaluate if the ultra-sound measure of the diaphragm expansion is predictive of admission into an ICU and/or intubation for patients with COPD.

Every patient coming to the ER with shortness of breath and a known or suspected COPD, will undergo standard of care associated with a diaphragm ultrasound.

The investigators will then gather, through the internal databases of the recruiting hospitals, information about admission into ICU and/or intubation.

The investigators think that this technique will help improve early detection of COPD patient requiring mechanical ventilation, using ultrasound, a non invasive technique.

Detailed Description

Inclusion of every lawful age patient presenting to the ER with inclusion criterias

The patient must not have exclusion criteria and must have received the information and consent sheets to be signed jointly

Then, the investigators perform an online randomization for the first and second operator and the side (left/right) from which they start the ultrasound assessment.

The investigators then assess diaphragmatic excursion measurements in spontaneously ventilated patient at 45 ° proclive position for each hemi-diaphragm, with the 2 operators blinded to each other, for 3 consecutive respiratory cycles and save the images.

The date of inclusion is then reported in the register.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
390
Inclusion Criteria
  • Spontaneous ventilation at arrival to the ER

  • With Respiratory Failure defined by at least of the following criterias :

    • Respiratory frequency > 25 and/or clinical signs of respiratory failure
    • Hypoxia with a WpO2 < 90%
    • Hypercapnia > 45mmHg with a respiratory acidosis
Exclusion Criteria
  • Known diaphragmatic dysfunction
  • Necessity of immediate intubation leaving no time for ultrasound measurements of diaphragmatic excursion
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Evolutive or degenerative neurological disease that could affect diaphragmatic function
  • Intracranial Hypertension
  • Haemodynamic instability
  • Acute heart failure
  • Pregnant or Breastfeeding

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the predictive value of the presence of diaphragmatic dysfunction diagnosed by ultrasound measurement of the diaphragmatic excursion (ED) on the use of invasive mechanical ventilation (IV)During the 24 first hours after admission to the ED

predictive value of the presence of a diaphragmatic dysfunction on the use of invasive mechanical ventilation (IV)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Find a correlation between length of stay, length of ventilation, respiratory complications and the values of ED and E-T index measured at patient admissionThrough study completion, an average of 2 years

Duration of stay, ventilation (invasive and non-invasive), respiratory complications and the values of ED and E-T index

Assessment of staff learning curves senior and junior medical staff participating in initial training.Through study completion, an average of 2 years

Evaluation of learning curves

Evaluate the predictive value of the ultrasound measurement of the E-T index for the use of invasive ventilation E-T index (IET) on the use of mechanical ventilation invasiveDuring the first 24 hours after admission to ED

the E-T index for the use of invasive ventilation

Assess the inter-observer feasibility and reproducibility of the measurement of ED and IET measured by ultrasound in time-movement mode (TM)Through study completion, an average of 2 years

Inter-operator feasibility and reproducibility of ED and IET

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Nîmes University Hospital

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Nîmes, France

Georges Pompidou European Hospital

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Paris, France

Bellepierre Hospital

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Saint-Denis, France

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