About this trial
In swimming induced pulmonary edema (SIPE), there is a lack of knowledge regarding optimal treatment. The present study was designed to assess the benefit of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared to oxygen as a first line treatment of SIPE in the out-of-hospital environment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
clinical diagnosis of swimming induced pulmonary edema (SIPE) with need of acute treatment (oxygen saturation ≤91%)
18 years and older
informed consent
Disqualifiers
declined consent
suspected acute coronary syndrome
severe asthma diagnosed together with pulmonary edema where beta-agonist-inhalation is needed prior to treatment of pulmonary edema
hemodynamic instability or decreased consciousness
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Oxygen + continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
Combination productOxygen-driven CPAP (7,5 cmH2O): 20 min treatment followed by 10 min rest and assessment
Oxygen
DrugOxygen: 20 min treatment followed by 10 min rest and assessment
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Absolute peripheral oxygen saturation (%) after treatment
Peripheral oxygen saturation % (continuous variable) measured by peripheral pulse oximetry
Secondary outcomes
Change in absolute peripheral oxygen saturation (%) before and after treatment
Change in peripheral oxygen saturation % (continuous variable) measured by pulse oximetry before and after treatment
Recovery (yes/no) after treatment
Recovery, defined by "peripheral oxygen saturation \>95% after treatment" or no recovery, defined by "peripheral oxygen saturation ≤95% after treatment"
Interstitial syndrome assessed by lung ultrasound (yes/no) after treatment
Four chest regions for both lungs are scanned by lung ultrasound; a positive region defined by the presence of three or more B-line artifacts. Bilateral or unilateral presence of two or more positive regions define positive interstitial syndrome.
Absolute number of regions presenting B-lines on lung ultrasound after treatment
Four chest regions for both lungs are scanned by lung ultrasound; a positive region defined by the presence of three or more B-line artifacts. Assessment of the total number of positive regions.
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