Clinical Trial: The Specific Elastance in Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ALI/ARDS) Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Specific Elastance in Acute Lung Injury/Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ALI/ARDS) Patients: Barotrauma and Volutrauma

Brief Summary: The investigators aim to study the specific elastance in ALI/ARDS patients during invasive mechanical ventilation.

Detailed Summary: In sedated and paralyzed ALI/ARDS patients, we studied the specific elastance and also, we compared the specific elastance to healthy subjects during invasive mechanical ventilation.
Sponsor: Policlinico Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Specific elastance [ Time Frame: 5 minutes ]

Original Primary Outcome: Specific elastance

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Policlinico Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: August 31, 2005
Date Started: March 2005
Date Completion:
Last Updated: November 30, 2011
Last Verified: November 2011