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Electric Impedance Tomography Before and After Dilatative Tracheotomy

Completed
Conditions
ICU Patients
Tracheotomy Required
Registration Number
NCT02161328
Lead Sponsor
Stefan Kluge
Brief Summary

The changes of local pulmonary ventilation should be registered with an electric impedance tomography (EIT) before and after a dilatative tracheotomy. The hypothesis is that the EIT cannot show changes in local ventilation due to the tracheotomy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
29
Inclusion Criteria
  • treatment on ICU
  • indication for tracheotomy
  • age between 18 and 85 years
  • written to consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • severe chronic pulmonary disease
  • cardio pulmonary unstable situation

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
volume of ventilation, regional compliance.Change from Baseline (2 Minutes preoperative) until 2 Minutes postoperative

measurement starts twenty minutes before surgery and ends after realised recruitment after tracheotomy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Universitätsklikum Hamburg Eppendorf

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Hamburg, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf

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Hamburg, Germany

Universitätsklikum Hamburg Eppendorf
🇩🇪Hamburg, Germany

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