Assessment of Extra Lung Water using Ultrasound in Critical patients admitted to the IC
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systems
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/03/031711
- Lead Sponsor
- VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Critically ill patients of age > 18 years admitted to Intensive Care Unit.
Intubated patients on ventilator support.
Expected to stay in Intensive Care Unit for at least 48 hours.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with known pulmonary conditions that interfere with the interpretation of
Lung Ultrasound: Pulmonary fibrosis, persistent Pleural effusion, known Lung
pathology, Pneumectomy.
- Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess Extra Vascular Lung Water (EVLW) using B Lines in Lung Ultrasound in critically <br/ ><br>ill patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit.Timepoint: Day 1 to day 5, day 7, day 10 and weekly thereafter and as and when required during ICU stay
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To correlate Extra Vascular Lung Water (EVLW) using lung ultrasound with <br/ ><br>1. Weaning <br/ ><br>2. Duration of mechanical ventilation <br/ ><br>3. Mortality <br/ ><br>in critically ill patients admitted to Intensive Care Unit.Timepoint: Day 1 to day 5, day 7, day 10 and weekly thereafter and as and when required during ICU stay