Respiratory system mechanics and electrical impedance tomography measurements during mechanical ventilation with heliox in infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD).
Completed
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 15
Inclusion Criteria
Mechanically ventilated infants younger than 12 months of age with a virologically proven RSV infection.
Exclusion Criteria
Older than 12 months of age, no informed consent, prior use of corticosteroids, infants on high-frequency oscillatory ventilation and infant wit a haemodynamically significant congenital heart defect.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Respiratory system mechanics (compliance and resistance).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Arterial pCO2.