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Assessment of amount of lung water by lung scan and dosing the diuretic medication accordingly in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: I509- Heart failure, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/09/057340
Lead Sponsor
DR FAHMEENA BEGUM
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Age 18 to 75 years

- Either gender

- Symptoms and signs of congestion with or without prior H/O heart failure

- Requiring ICU admission

Exclusion Criteria

Suspected lung infection

- H/O any connective tissue disorders with involvement of lung

- Prior H/O Renal dysfunction requiring renal replacement therapy.

POST-INCLUSION EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Any lung pathology (consolidation, fibrosis) found in any imaging studies.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparing the length of ICU stay in patients receiving diuretic therapy guided by lung USG & those receiving diuretics not guided by lung USG.Timepoint: The duration of ICU stay is compared bwtween the groups. No specific time points in primary outcome
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Comparing the following in the two groups: <br/ ><br>- Requirement of non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation & their duration. <br/ ><br>- Incidence of Acute kidney injury, dyselectrolytemias. <br/ ><br>- Daily requirement of diuretics. <br/ ><br>- Any additional diuretics used other than loop diuretics. <br/ ><br>- Daily and cumulative input, output balance. <br/ ><br>- Any events (hypotension, use of inotropic/vasopressor support, cardiac arrest, in ICU deaths etc.)Timepoint: Daily during the ICU stay
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