Role of Lung ultrasound based weaning indices as an additional entity along with rapid shallow breathing index in avoidance of weaning failures.

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• Conditions: Health Condition 1: J988- Other specified respiratory disorders

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/05/052404
• Lead Sponsor: SGRD Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients who will be receiving mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours.

2.Patients who will be receiving mechanical ventilation through endotracheal tube.

3.Patients who will meet the standard criteria for weaning readiness. [ (Arterial blood gas-PaO2 >60 mm of Hg, PaCO2 <50 mm of Hg, FiO2 <0.5, PaO2/FiO2 >300, PEEP <5), (Respiratory rate <35 breaths/min ), (Tidal volume >5ml/kg, vital capacity >10 ml/kg, minute ventilation 4 to 10 l/min, Afebrile, no electrolyte/ metabolic abnormality)]

4.Hemodynamically stable in absence of vasopressors.

5.Careful recordings in patients with hepatomegaly, splenomegaly.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Advanced pulmonary fibrosis.

2.Kyphoscoliosis

3.Tense ascites

4.Patients who died before third day of ventilation

5.Pregnancy more than 28 weeks

6.Cervical spinal cord injury

7.Pneumothorax

8.Neuro-muscular disorders ( such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Guillain barre, Myasthenia gravis etc).

9.Ultrasonographic findings of absent diaphragmatic mobility (unilateral/bilateral).

10.Patients who were on mechanical ventilator before getting admission inside the selected ICU.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified