SG versus endoscopy for tracheostomy decannulation in childre
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: Z930- Tracheostomy status
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062938
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS Bathinda
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Tracheostomized
Gag reflex and cough reflex present
No clinical evidence of aspiration pneumonitis
Exclusion Criteria
History of prior airway surgery
Presence of painful conditions which make ultrasonography difficult and uncomfortable
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Correlation between airway endoscopic examination and ultrasonography in the assessment of vocal cord mobility. <br/ ><br>2. Correlation between airway endoscopic examination and ultrasonography in the assessment of subglottic airway patency. <br/ ><br>3. Correlation between airway endoscopic examination and ultrasonography in the assessment of tracheal airway patency. <br/ ><br>4. Correlation between airway endoscopic examination and ultrasonography in the assessment of supraglottic airway patency. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline, Day 2
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Interobserver concurrence of ultrasonographic findings.Timepoint: Baseline, Day 2 <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>