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Study aim
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In this study, we are investigating the effect of ventilator settings based on diaphragm thickness fraction on diaphragm atrophy.
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Design
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A parallel, double-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial on 40 critically ill poisoning patients admitted to the intensive care unit. The random sequence will be generated through randomization.com. Randomization will be done in blocks of 4
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Settings and conduct
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This study is carried out in ICUs of Imam Reza (AS) hospital. On 40 critically ill patients hospitalized in ICU who were intubated in the last 24 hours, in this study, in the intervention group, the ventilator was set to PCV mode. Settings are based on DTF. If the DTF is above 30%, the inspiratory pressure increases and if it is less than 15%, the inspiratory pressure decreases. The control group uses the usual ventilator settings. The researcher and the outcome evaluator do not know the group in which the patients are located. And the analyst does not know the group in which the patients are located.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Intubated patients:
1. Over 18 years old
2. Having informed consent (from the family)
3. Intubated in the last 24 hours. and be on PCV mode of ventilator
4. Absence of these diseases: lung disease, myopathy, brain disease, connective tissue disease
5. Absence of poisoning with things that cause muscle paralysis.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: In the normal settings of the ventilator on PCVmode, the ventilator is set based on DTF. In this study, in the intervention group, diaphragm ultrasonography is performed every day and DTF is calculated, if the DTF is above 30%, in the same interval, the tidal volume is created at 6 to 8 cc/kg; Increased inspiratory pressure and if the DTF is less than 15%, in the same range; Inspiratory pressure decreases.
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Main outcome variables
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Diaphragm Atrophy