Active clinical trials for "Respiratory Insufficiency"

This study aims to characterize airflow patterns during bronchoscopy under conscious sedation, and determine the incidence of obstructive and central respiratory events. The investigators also plan to monitor the degree and frequency of oxygen desaturation throughout the procedure. To achieve this, investigators use a physiologic monitoring device (NOX T3, K082113) that has been FDA approved for the screening and diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing [1]. The results from this pilot study will be used to assess the feasibility of a prospective study utilizing continuous external negative pressure (Pneuway). This negative pressure is applied through a neck mask to alleviate upper airway collapsibility and can potentially decrease the number of apneas during bronchoscopy under conscious sedation [2].

Estimate if the use of a portable cardiac echograph for intra-hospital Emergencie improves the performances diagnose in the bed of patient in department of conventional medicine. The concordance between the initial medical diagnosis (previous the utilsation of portable echograph) and the final diagnosis (after portable echograph utisation) will be evaluated. These evaluation will be performed after retrospective review of the medical files

The plethysmographic variation index (PVi) is a measure of the respiratory-induced variations in the plethysmographic waveform. Interestingly, in mechanically ventilated patients and under certain conditions, PVi may reflect fluid responsiveness (FR). Patients treated with high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), which has been described as a useful supportive therapy in spontaneously breathing patients with respiratory failure, may present the same hemodynamic changes, measured by transthoracic echocardiography, as those patients who are mechanically ventilated (MV). The hypothesis of the present study is that the PVi may predict FR in HFNC patients and, therefore, the objective is to investigate whether the PVi can predict FR in patients treated with HFNC.

Prospective observational study aimed at analyzing the incidence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 in LT in Spain.

Nasal High Flow oxygen therapy (NHF) is commonly used as first line ventilatory support in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF). It's use has been initially limited in Covid-19 patients presenting with AHRF. The aim of the study is to describe the use of NHF in Covid-19-related AHRF and report the changes in the respiratory-oxygenation index (termed ROX index) over time in these patients.

Premature birth is the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years old worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Premature infants who survive are at greater risk of a range of short-term and long-term health consequences. Common long-term health morbidities among children who are born prematurely include cerebral palsy, infections (particularly respiratory infections), bronchopulmonary dysplasia, feeding difficulties, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, visual and hearing problems. Re-hospitalization occurs frequently during first few years of life among ex-premature infants with respiratory illness. This leads to increased financial burden for health care system and families. The impact of prematurity on the health care system, especially on pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) has mainly been evaluated in high income countries. Little is known about long term health outcomes of ex-premature infants and their impact on the cost to health care system in low- and middle-income countries. This pilot, single institution, observational study aims to determine the prevalence, course of the diseases, and outcomes of ex-premature infants with respiratory illnesses who are admitted to a PICU of a tertiary children's hospital in Vietnam. Investigators will determine the epidemiology of respiratory illness, and the resource utilization for these children in the PICU. To achieve these aims, the investigators will prospectively screen and recruit all children aged less than 2 years old admitted to the PICU with respiratory illness/failure and collect pertinent clinical data. The study participants will be follow-up until PICU discharge.

Late or delayed intubation in patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) treated with nasal high flow (NHF) is associated with increased patient mortality. The ROX index has been designed and validated to predict outcome of NFH therapy by identifying those patients with a high risk of NHF failure and those with a high probability of success. Whether or not the ROX index may improve patient outcome remains to be shown. To do so, a strategy using the ROX index must lead to earlier intubation than commonly-used criteria. The objective of the ROX-1 trial is to assess whether the use of an algorithm incorporating the ROX index to standard of care for the time to intubation in patients with AHRF supported with NHF isassociated with an increase in the proportion of patients who are intubated within the first 12 hours among those patients who fail on NHF.

This study is an observational study. Investigate the relationship of oxgenation and lung regional ventilation and perfusion assessed by the indicator based-EIT method in the critically ill patients in ICU

In-hospital cardiovascular arrest is associated with poor outcome despite prompt treatment and optimal on-site resources. The population of patients treated by venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) due to pulmonary failure is a very challenging group of patients. To date, the frequency, causes and outcome of cardiovascular arrest in these patients have not been studied. We are aiming to conduct a retrospective observational study of all vv-ECMO patients treated at our ARDS centre.

The study was a retrospective observational cohort where patient medical record review was done and data were gathered on 419 cases. The ICU admission pattern and patient outcome were the primary outcomes presented in the manuscript.