RecruitingNCT03405779

A New Ultrasonographic Tool to Assess Pulmonary Strain in the ICU

A Pilot Study of a New Ultrasonographic Tool to Assess Regional Pulmonary Strain in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Suffering From Pulmonary Diseases in an Intensive Care Setting.

Sponsor

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

Enrollment

10 participants

Start Date

Mar 12, 2018

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Mechanical Ventilation Complication

Summary

The primary objective of the study is to create a small dataset of regional pulmonary strain values in patients suffering from pulmonary diseases under mechanical ventilation in an intensive care setting. Hypothesis: The analysis of lung ultrasonographic sequences using speckle-tracking allows the determination of local pleural strain in 4 predetermined pulmonary areas in mechanically ventilated patients suffering from pulmonary diseases.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria1

Adult intensive care patients under mechanical ventilation suffering from a pulmonary disease with a static lung compliance of less than 40 mL/cm H2O.

Exclusion Criteria4

Obesity (Body Mass Index superior to 30 kg/m2)
Previous thoracic procedure (chest tube, thoracotomy, thoracoscopy)
Intra-abdominal pressure inferior to 15 mm Hg (if available)
Previous participation to the study

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Interventions

PROCEDURELung ultrasonography

Mechanically ventilated patients suffering from pulmonary diseases will undergo a lung ultrasonography during their stay in the intensive care unit (ICU)