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To use ultrasound guided measurement of thigh muscle thickness as a predictor of outcome in critically ill patients admitted to the IC

Not Applicable
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/03/050310
Lead Sponsor
Vardhman Mahavir medical college and Safdarjung hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

All adult patients (age >18 years) admitted to the ICU.

Expected mechanical ventilation for atleast 48 hours.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with known neuro-muscular diseases, such as myopathy, neuropathy, cerebrovascular accident.

Amputated lower limbs, orthopedic surgery of lower limb.

Prone position.

Pregnancy.

Patients transferred from another hospital after 48hours of admission in ICU.

Extubation <48 hours or length of hospital stay < 72 hours( due to death or discharge)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To correlate quadriceps muscle layer thickness using ultrasound with mortality in critically ill patients admitted to the Intensive Care <br/ ><br>UnitTimepoint: Day 1, day 3 and day 7/ day of discharge, whichever is earlier.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To correlate quadriceps muscle layer thickness using ultrasound with: <br/ ><br>1.Duration of mechanical ventilation <br/ ><br>2.Length of ICU stay <br/ ><br>3.Modified Nutrition Risk in the Critically ill (mNUTRIC) score <br/ ><br>in critically ill patients admitted to the Intensice Care Unit. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Day 1, day 3 and day 7/ day of discharge, whichever is earlier.
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