Effects of Sedation on Transpulmonary Pressure and Lung Homogenous

Summary

The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterized by severe respiratory failure. Open Lung and Lung Protective Strategy have been proved to improve mortality of ARDS patients. Preserving spontaneous breathing (SB) is good for inflating the lung lobe near diaphram during mechanical ventilation, however, strong respiratory drive could generate more transpulmonary pressure in ARDS patients, which increase the stress and strain in injured lung. Nonetheless, it's not clear if sedative has any effects on transpulmonary pressure of ARDS patients.The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of sedation on transpulmonary pressure of ARDS patients.

Timeline

Start

2015-05-31

Primary completion

2018-01-18

Completion

2018-03-18

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