To compare the use of ultrasound and X-ray to detect ventilator related pneumonia in patients admitted to IC
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/10/058771
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anaesthesia, 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
1. At least 48 hours of mechanical ventilation
2.Atleast two of the four clinical criteria for suspicion of VAP :
2a.Temperature =38.5°C or <36°C
2b.Total leucocyte count >10,000/µl or < 4,000/µl
2c.Partial pressure of oxygen in arterial blood to inspired oxygen fraction (P/F) ratio <300
2d.Purulent tracheal secretions
Exclusion Criteria
1.Pulmonary infection / Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
2.Heart failure with or without compromised left ventricular ejection fraction, hypertensive pulmonary edema
3.History of pneumonectomy, Pleurodesis, Fibrothorax
4.Obese patients /Patients with thoracic dressings / drainage tubes
5.Pregnancy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare sensitivity and specificity of Lung ultrasound and Chest radiography for diagnosis of Ventilator associated pneumonia in patients admitted to Intensive care unitTimepoint: day 1, day of suspicion of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and as and when required
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare lung ultrasound & Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score for diagnosis of Ventilator associated pneumonia in patients admitted to Intensive care unitTimepoint: Day 1 of suspicion of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia