The utility of intercostal respiratory muscle ultrasound scanning to predict which patients can be taken off the ventilator and its ability to identify patients who succeed in remaining off ventilatory support.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J960- Acute respiratory failure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/07/026427
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age > 18 years
2.Duration of mechanical ventilation >48 hrs.
3.Eligible for a spontaneous breathing trial as decided by the intensivist, according to established guidelines.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Pregnancy
2.Patients with spinal cord injury at or above T12
3.Presence of significant arrhythmias
4.Patients with diaphragmatic paralysis/injury
5.Planned extubation into non-invasive ventilation / High flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
6.Surgical dressing significantly interfering with ultrasonography.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method