Routine ventilator disconnection on critically ill patients - how bad is it? A clinical observational study in the intensive care unit at Uppsala University Hospital

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Critically ill patients with an acute respiratory failure treated with mechanically ventilation.; Respiratory; Respiratory failure, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN76631800
• Lead Sponsor: ppsala University Hospital (Sweden)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with respiratory failure treated in the ICU with controlled mechanical ventilatory support
2. Need for fraction of inspired oxygen = 0.5 and positive end expiratory pressure = 10 cmH2O

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with spontaneous mechanical ventilatory treatment, patients without an arterial access, 2. Patients without an informed consent from next of kin
3. Pregnant patients
4. Patients under the age of 18
5. Patients that do not meet the inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified