Severity of sleep apnoea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients who require non-invasive mechanical ventilation with pressure support guaranteed with average volume
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Sleep apnoea, COPDRespiratory
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN57632435
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Medicine, Universidad San Francisco de Quito,
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age: 18 and older
2. Admitted to the intensive care unit of Santa Maria Clinic
3. Patients with ventilatory failure secondary to hypercapnia (PaCO2 > 45 mmHg, pH 7.35 or less)
4. Patients with inadequate oxygenation (PaO2 < 60 mmHg) breathing ambient air (SaO2 < 92%); e) severe dyspnea (RR > 25 breaths per minute) and use of accessory muscles during hospitalization
Exclusion Criteria
1. Hemodynamic instability
2. Noncooperative or agitated
3. Unable to use the interface device
4. Had recent surgery of the upper airway tract
5. Used NIV with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order
6. Received some type of sedation during the period of study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method