Effect of high-frequency chest wall oscillation and manual hyperinflation on the resolution of atelectasis in ventilated patients

Completed

Conditions: atelectasis
mucusplug
10006436

Registration Number: NL-OMON30499

Lead Sponsor: Sint Elisabeth Ziekenhuis

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

patients older than 18 years
Atelectasis visible radiographically
Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with coagulationproblems
Patients with cancer and metastasis in the thorax area
Patients with spinal column fracture
Patients with spinal cord injury
Patients with recent rib fracture
Patients with high intracerebal pressure
Patients who are bleeding
Patients with open wounds at the thoracal area
Patients with thoraxtubes
Restless patients

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primary study parameters are:<br /><br>age<br /><br>sex<br /><br>primary diagnosis<br /><br>APACHE-score<br /><br>Ventilator-mode<br /><br>FiO2<br /><br>Inspir./ expir. relation<br /><br>mandatory breaths<br /><br>Expired minute volume and tidal volume<br /><br>Peak airway pressure<br /><br>positive end-expiratiore pressure<br /><br>SaO2<br /><br>PeCO2<br /><br>Dynamic compliance<br /><br>Mean art. pressure (MAP)<br /><br>Hartrate<br /><br>bodytemperature<br /><br>suction frequency<br /><br>x-ray diagnosis<br /><br>bronchoscopic suction<br /><br>transfer to an other unit<br /><br>Leukocyte count<br /><br>* use of antibiotics<br /><br><br /><br>Measuringmoments:<br /><br>o T-0 = 1th measuringmoment, immediately before start intervention<br /><br>o T-1 = 2th measuringmoment, immediately after finish intervention<br /><br>o T-2 = 3th measuringmoment, 1 hour after intervention</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures