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It is a study to compare gastric emptying in neurosurgical and non-neurosurgical patients admitted in IC

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: S09- Other and unspecified injuries ofhead
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/05/052936
Lead Sponsor
Pt BD Sharma PGIMS Rohtak
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Closed to Recruitment of Participants
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Patients 18-65 years of age, of either sex admitted in ICU on mechanical ventilation and receiving enteral nutrition via nasogastric tube.

Exclusion Criteria

Refusal for consent

Uncontrolled Diabetes

Deranged liver and kidney functions

Uncorrected Dyselectrolytemia

SOFA Score=2

Patients on prokinetics in last 24 hours

Obesity (BMI >25kg/m²)

Orbital fracture or tumour

Hyperthyroidism and exophthalmos

Abdominal trauma or surgery

Neuromuscular disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Gastric emptying rate <br/ ><br>Antral cross sectional area at 120 min and 15 minutesTimepoint: Calculation of gastric emptying rate using ultrasound
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To calculate gastric volume following 300ml of water <br/ ><br>Non-invasive ICP measurement using ultrasonographic measurement of optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) <br/ ><br>Correlation of gastric emptying rate with intracranial pressureTimepoint: Gastric volume, gastric emptying and grading of gastric volume at baseline, 15 min, 1 hour, 2 hours and 4 hours <br/ ><br>ONSD at baseline and then at 15min, 1 hour, 2 hours and 4 hours
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