Influence of inspiratory time in preterm infants <32 SSW with respiratory distress syndrome on respiratory mechanics and homogeneity of lung ventilatio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Respiratory mechanics and homogeneity of lung ventilation
- Registration Number
- DRKS00029705
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Freiburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Gestational age < 32 bw, chronological age < 8 d, invasive ventilation (conventional ventilation or HFO) because of respiratory distress syndrome (radiologic, surfactant administration), tube leak less than 30%, signed informed consent from guardian.
Exclusion Criteria
Severe connatal pulmonary or cardiac malformations, chromosomal abnormalities, respiratory failure under invasive ventilation (pCO2 > 70 mmHg, FiO2 > 0.7).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Influence of inspiratory time on gas flow and airway pressure measured by intratidal respiratory mechanics analysis
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Determination of the variability of time constants in preterm infants, influence of inspiratory time on compliance and resistance using intratidal respiratory mechanics analysis, influence of inspiratory time on transpulmonary pressures, influence of inspiratory time on the required inspiratory pressure at constant tidal volume, and influence of inspiratory time on lung ventilation measured by electrical impedance tomography.