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Tracheal Suctioning With or Without Expiratory Pause Maneuver in Children

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pediatric Respiratory Diseases
Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Interventions
Other: Endotracheal suctioning without expiratory pause
Other: Endotracheal suctioning with expiratory pause
Registration Number
NCT05805475
Lead Sponsor
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of tracheal suctioning associate with expiratory pause maneuver in children on invasive mechanical ventilation.

Detailed Description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all parents or guardians giving written informed consent will be evaluate for study entry. Children in invasive mechanical ventilation who meet eligibility criteria will be submitted of two techniques of tracheal suctioning (with and without expiratory pause maneuver), randomized in a crossover trial in a 1:1 ratio, for determine the first technique to be applied.

Clinical data will be collected (sex, age, presence of previous disease, diagnosis of hospitalization), as well as the ventilatory parameters (ventilation mode, peak inspiratory pressure, positive end-expiratory pressure, tidal volume, respiratory frequency, fraction of inspired oxygen).

The protocol consists of an initial conventional tracheal suctioning with a negative pressure of 40mmHg for all the participants. After two (2) hours the first technique will be applied and an interval of another two hours for the application of the second technique. Respiratory mechanics and hemodynamic parameters will be evaluate before and after 30 minutes of each tracheal suctioning techniques.

In case of clinical alterations that may aggravate the patients condition during the protocol (oxygen saturation \< 85%, heart rate \> 190bpm and/or decrease 20% of mean arterial blood pressure), the technique will be interrupted immediately and the patient will be evaluated.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
10
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children at invasive mechanical ventilation for more than 24 hours;
  • Under the effect of neuromuscular blocker (level of sedation assessed using the Comfort B Scale with a score <10 and without a cough reflex);
  • Endotracheal suctioning in a period > 2h before the application of the technique.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with undrained pneumothorax or hemothorax, or presence of subcutaneous emphysema;
  • Hemodynamic instability (hypotension refractory to treatment)
  • Need of frequent endotracheal suctioning

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Endotracheal suctioning without expiratory pauseEndotracheal suctioning without expiratory pauseConventional endotracheal suctioning in closed suction system
Endotracheal suctioning with expiratory pauseEndotracheal suctioning with expiratory pauseEndotracheal suctioning in closed suction system associated with expiratory pause maneuver
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Weight of endotracheal suctioningImmediately after suctioning

Weight of endotracheal suctioning in milligrams

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Airway resistanceBaseline and 30 minutes

Inspiratory and expiratory resistance in centimeters of water per liter (cmH2O/L)

Plateau pressureBaseline and 30 minutes

Plateau pressure in centimeters of water (cmH2O)

Tidal volumeBaseline and 30 minutes

Tidal volume in milliliters (ml)

Peak inspiratory pressureBaseline and 30 minutes

Peak inspiratory pressure in centimeters of water (cmH2O)

Dynamic complianceBaseline and 30 minutes

Dynamic compliance in milliliters per kilograms per centimeters of water (mL/kg/cmH2O)

Auto-positive end-expiratory pressure (auto-PEEP)Baseline and 30 minutes

Auto-PEEP in centimeters of water (cmH2O)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil

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