Active clinical trials for "Respiratory Insufficiency"

We attempt to perform dynamic endotyping of critically ill patients presenting in the emergency department with de novo acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF). We also attempt to identify what clinical, radiological, physiological and biological variables collected early in the course of AHRF correlate with subsequent mortality and/or persistent severe hypoxemia.

The goal of this observational study is to evaluate whether thigh muscle mass and muscle wasting are associated with mortality in patients who visit the emergency department. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is thigh muscle mass associated with mortality in patient who visit the emergency department? Does muscle wasting exist during staying in the emergency department? Is muscle wasting associated with mortality in patient who visit the emergency department? Participants will be evaluated for serial thigh muscle mass using point-of-care ultrasound at the emergency department.

This study is designed to provide preliminary data to determine if concentrations of piperacillin/tazobactam change in patients with severe respiratory failure receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The investigators hypothesize that patients will have significant changes in concentration measurements, specifically an increased clearance rate and increased volume of distribution, during ECMO as compared to critically ill patients.

To determine the quality of life of patients living with chronic respiratory failure and the impact interventions have on it.

It is widely described in the literature that exercise training improves patients' exercise tolerance, quality of life, symptoms, anxiety and depression, regardless of the location. Despite overwhelming evidence of the benefits of exercise training, only a very small percentage of eligible people have ever completed a program. Alternative modes of exercise training are needed to improve equity of access for patients with chronic respiratory disease. So TeleRehabilitation, using information and communication technologies to provide distance exercise training services, may be an answer.

This is an observational study to evaluate the clinical impact of respiratory virus in the patients with acute respiratory failure

The goal of this observational study is to estimate the prevalence of the use of protective ventilation with low tidal volume ventilation in the transition of spontaneous ventilation modes in patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure in ICUs in Latin America The main questions it aims to answer are: what is the prevalence of the use of low tidal volume ventilation (VT <8 mL/kg of predicted body weight) in the first 24 hours of spontaneous ventilation modes in patients with hypoxemic acute respiratory failure? Is there an association between the rate of adherence to low tidal volume ventilation in spontaneous ventilation modes and mortality? Participants are patients with acute respiratory failure under mechanical ventilation. Investigators will collect data on the ventilatory parameters of participants 24 hours before they begin to be ventilated with spontaneous modes of ventilation during the first 24 hours of spontaneous ventilation Investigators will collect several patient-centered clinical outcomes at 28 days after study inclusion, including ventilator-free days and mortality

The oximeter is used to monitor intensive care patients undergoing oxygen therapy. It indicates pulsed oxygen saturation (SpO2), a reflection of arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) which enables detection of hypoxemia and hyperoxia, both deleterious state. Current SpO2 recommendations aim to reduce both risk of hypoxemia and hyperoxia. SpO2 is considered the 5th vital sign. Current recommendations for SpO2 targets do not consider the variability of oximeters used in clinical practice. This variability and lack of specification represent an obstacle to an optimal practice of oxygen therapy. Thus, this study aims to compare the SpO2 values of different oximeters (Nonin, Masimo, Philips, Nellcor) used in clinical practice with the SaO2 reference value obtained by an arterial gas in order to specify the precision and the systematic biases of the oximeters studied. This data will also make it possible to refine the recommendations concerning optimal oxygenation

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) had been used to treat refractory hypoxemia associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). There were reported good outcome associated with ECMO for ARDS caused by influenza infection from several ECMO centers. However, the outcome of ECMO support in lower ECMO experience center had not been evaluated. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of ECMO, comparing with conventional treatment among severe hypoxemic ARDS patients who were admitted in limited ECMO experience hospital.

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive, bedside monitoring technique that provides continuous, real-time information about the regional distribution of the ventilation. There are very few data in children admitted to the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) and the aim of the study is to describe the distribution of the ventilation in children with acute respiratory failure and to study the impact of the interventions in the PICU (change in ventilatory settings, change in position, suction, respiratory kinesiotherapy,…)