When ultrasound guided percutaneous tracheostomy is to be done, is it better to do ultrasound pre-procedure or in real-time?
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G931- Anoxic brain damage, not elsewhereclassifiedHealth Condition 2: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/01/061658
- Lead Sponsor
- Command Hospital EC
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All adult patient in our ICU planned for percutaneous tracheostomy
Exclusion Criteria
Bleeding disorder
infection at the proposed puncture site
Unwillingness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Accuracy of first puncture. Graded 1 is central puncture, Grade 2 is not grade 1 but still acceptable and visible by bronchoscope and grade 3 where puncture needle is not visualized.Timepoint: On the first attempted puncture by puncture needle.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time taken for the procedure from positioning to successful tracheal punctureTimepoint: Will be recorded by an observer during the procedure