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Two techniques to make hole in upper airway to give breaths in patients on ventilator.

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: S066- Traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/03/063864
Lead Sponsor
Dr SNMC, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Patients admitted in icu requiring tracheostomy for elective prolonged mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with

Cervical spine injury

Oxygen requirement greater than 80%Fio2 or PEEP greater than 10 cm of water

Who had undergone previous neck surgeries

Thyroid swelling and undergoing/undergone radiotherapy on neck region

With tracheo-esophageal fistula

Coagulopathy

Infection involving the operative site

Non intubated patients

BMI greater than or equal to 35kg /m2

Anatomical distortion of trachea or pre-existing tracheomalacia

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare mean time taken to secure airway with single dilator vs dilator forceps technique in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in trauma ICU.Timepoint: 5minutes
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
A) Ease of performing percutaneous tracheostomy using single dilator vs dilator forceps technique <br/ ><br>B) ComplicationsTimepoint: 72 hrs
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