The effect of esophageal pressure measurement to prevent pulmonary barotrauma in patients with Covid 19 undergoing respiratory support

Phase 3

Recruiting

Conditions: COVID-19.
COVID-19 Disease
U.07

Registration Number: IRCT20200612047740N4

Lead Sponsor: Artesh University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with Covid 19 with positive PCR or CT scan
Hospitalized in the intensive care unit
Patient is receiving non-mechanical ventilation
Patient should be fed through the gastric feeding tube (NG tube)
Informed consent of the patient or his legal guardian

Exclusion Criteria

Coagulation disorders
Gastrointestinal bleeding
History of fractures and trauma to the base of the skull

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intra esophageal pressure. Timepoint: Intraesophageal pressure is measured twice daily (morning and evening) while receiving non-invasive ventilation while the patient is in the intensive care unit(ICU). Method of measurement: Manometer.;Number of people with barotrauma. Timepoint: From the start of non-invasive ventilation to the onset of barotrauma. Method of measurement: Observe and record.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of stay in the intensive care unit. Timepoint: From the time of entering the intensive care unit until the time of discharge or the time of death. Method of measurement: Observe and record.;Trans pulmonary pressure. Timepoint: Trans pulmonary pressure is measured twice daily (morning and evening) while receiving non-invasive ventilation while the patient is in the ICU. Method of measurement: Manometer.;Time of barotrauma. Timepoint: Number of days from the start of non-invasive ventilation to the onset of barotrauma. Method of measurement: Observe and record.;Oxygen saturation. Timepoint: It is measured twice daily (morning and evening) while receiving non-invasive ventilation while the patient is in the intensive care unit(ICU). Method of measurement: Pulse oximeter.