AMBU Bag Manual Ventilation Vs. Transport Ventilator Mechanical Ventilation for Transport

Description

This is a clinical trial to compare the oxygenation and ventilation performance between manual ventilation and mechanical ventilation when transporting cardiac patients to the ICU.

Conditions

Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation, Point of Care Ultrasound, Cardiac Function Disturbance Postoperative

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Study overview

This is a clinical trial to compare the oxygenation and ventilation performance between manual ventilation and mechanical ventilation when transporting cardiac patients to the ICU.

Ventilation During Intensive Care Unit Transport After Cardiac Surgeries; When Should We Use a Ventilator?

AMBU Bag Manual Ventilation Vs. Transport Ventilator Mechanical Ventilation for Transport

Condition
Oxygenation
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Over 18 years old (any gender or race)
  • * Cardiac surgery
  • * Require postoperative mechanical ventilation and care in the ICU.
  • * Patients' refusal
  • * Extubation in OR
  • * On mechanical circulatory support
  • * Requirement for postoperative therapy with inhaled pulmonary vasodilators (epoprostenol (FLOLAN), inhaled nitric oxide, etc.)
  • * Severe RV dysfunction with preoperative echocardiography
  • * Contraindication to TEE and pulmonary artery catheter.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Thomas Jefferson University,

Study Record Dates

2025-05-08