An observational study by using ultrasound to predict feeding intolerance in critically ill patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: K904- Other malabsorption due to intolerance
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/03/050694
- Lead Sponsor
- AIIMS 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.Patients aged more than 18 years of age on mechanical ventilation (invasive and non-invasive)
2.ICU stay more than 72 hours
3.Patients planned for enteral nutrition and feeding protocol as per institutional practice
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with gastrointestinal surgery
2. Patients with abdominal trauma
3. Patients with terminal illness and advanced cancer
4. Patients with pre-existing abdominal pathologies
5. ICU stay less than 72 hours
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the predictive ability of POCUS before initiation of enteral nutrition in adult critically ill patients with feeding intoleranceTimepoint: POCUS will be done at baseline (before EN), 48 hours after enteral nutrition initiation
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To determine the 30-day mortality in patients with feeding intolerance <br/ ><br>2. To determine the duration of mechanical ventilation, requirement of vasopressors and length of ICU stay in patients with feeding intolerance <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 30 days from the day of recruitment