A study to determine the improvement of oxygenation by adopting the normal sleeping body position in individuals during artificial ventilatio
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Oxygenation in ventilated patients
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2012/006
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. Vasanthi Pinto
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Patients receiving mechanical ventilation in SIMV mode
Exclusion Criteria
Asthma, COPD, segmental lung pathologies, chest deformities, cerebral oedema with evidence of raised intracranial pressure, clinical conditions that may contraindicate the change of position such as fractures, spinal injuries, haemodynamic instability
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Arterial blood gas readings <br> [At base line and at one hour after adopting the normal sleeping position]<br>Arterial oxygen saturation <br> [At base line and at one hour after adopting the normal sleeping position ]<br> Spontaneous tidal volume [At base line and at one hour after adopting the normal sleeping position ]<br>Respiratory rate [At base line and at one hour after adopting the normal sleeping position]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time taken to wean from the ventilator <br> [At the time of weaning from the ventilator and at the time of discharge from the ICU]<br> Mortality at the discharge from the ICU [At the time of weaning from the ventilator and at the time of discharge from the ICU]<br>