To study the role of doing tracheal suction just after delivery in depressed babies who had passed meconium (stool) in utero, in a randomized way
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Nonvigorous babies born through meconium stained amniotic fluid
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/12/002254
- Lead Sponsor
- DrSNSingh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 152
Inclusion Criteria
Non-vigorous babies born through meconium stained amniotic fluid.The vigour status is decided just after birth on the basis of heart rate, tone and respiration.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with major congenital malformation,respiratory distress due to suspected congenital heart disease,consent not obtained
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Development of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome(MAS) which is defined as respiratory distress in an infant born through MSAF whose symptoms can not be otherwise explained <br/ ><br>Timepoint: within 24 hours of birth <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of MAS,asphyxial brain injury,myocardial injury,renal injuryTimepoint: 72 hours