EPISYNC study: predictors of patient-ventilator asynchrony in a prospective cohort of patients under invasive mechanical ventilation - study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient-ventilator asynchrony is common during the entire period of invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) and is associated with worse clinical outcomes. However, risk factors associated with asynchrony are not completely understood. The main objectives of this study are to estimate the incidence of asynchrony during invasive MV and its association with respiratory mechanics and other baseline patient characteristics.

Methods and analysis

We designed a prospective cohort study of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of a university hospital. Inclusion criteria are adult patients under invasive MV initiated for less than 72 hours, and with expectation of remaining under MV for more than 24 hours. Exclusion criteria are high flow bronchopleural fistul

SUBMITTER: Sousa MLA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537972 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature