Effect of balloon volume on oesophageal pressure monitoring in critically ill children: a pilot study<br>

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Lung injury; 10038716

• Registration Number: NL-OMON44610
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Withdrawn
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

* Informed consent
* Age younger than 12 years
* Need for mechanical ventilation with PEEP ><= 5 cmH2O
* Haemodynamically stable, assessed by the attending physician

Exclusion Criteria

No informed consent
* Chronic respiratory failure on home ventilation
* Intracranial hypertension
* Bone marrow transplantation
* Immunocompromised patients (congenital or acquired)
* Pre-existing pulmonary hypertension
* Uncorrected congenital heart disease with left * to * right shunting or cyanotic heart disease
* Single ventricle laesions
* Evidence of esophageal pathology or the inability to pass a combined esophageal balloon/nasogastric feeding tube
* Contraindication to the passage of an esophageal pressure probe by either the oral or nasal route
* Withdrawal of life * sustaining treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Peak-to-through oesophageal pressure at varying amounts of air in balloon</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Peak-to-through oesophageal pressure at varying amounts of air in balloon and<br /><br>body position (supine vs 30° upright</p><br>