Efficacy Of Thoracic Fluid Content By Cardiometry in Predicting Weaning Failure In Icu.

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Completed

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: J969- Respiratory failure, unspecified

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/07/026864
• Lead Sponsor: All India Institute of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2022-03-15
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients consenting for the study

2.Patients mechanically ventilated for more than 48 hours.

3.All patients considered eligible for a SBT by the attending physician as per standard ICU protocol: FiO2 < 0.5, PEEP � 5 cm H2O, PaO2 /FiO2 > 200, respiratory rate <30 breaths per minute, absence of fever, alert and cooperative, and hemodynamic stability in the absence of high doses of vasopressor therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients on short term mechanical ventilation in the immediate postoperative period.

2.Patients aged <18 years

3.Patients with spinal cord injury above T8 level

4.Presence of significant cardiac arrhythmia

5.Patients with diaphragmatic paralysis

6.Patients planned for prophylactic noninvasive ventilation after extubation.

7.Patients in whom a suitable ultrasonographic image could not be obtained for lung, diaphragm and cardiac measurements.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified