Comparison of 2 techniques of making hole in windpipe to insert tracheostomy tube in serious patients in IC
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: Z930- Tracheostomy status
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/04/041668
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of anaesthesiology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to IV, admitted in ICU, requiring mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy.
Exclusion Criteria
1. BMI �35 kg/m2
2. Limited neck movement
3. Cervical spine injury
4. Aberrant blood vessels in the neck
5. Thyroid or tracheal pathology
6. Previous neck surgeries
7. Anatomical distortion of trachea or preexisting tracheomalacia
8. Radiotherapy on neck region , previous or ongoing
9. Coagulopathy, clotting disorder
10. Oxygen requirement greater than 0.8 fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) or greater than 10
cm of water positive end expiratory pressure(PEEP)
11. Infection in the soft tissues of the neck or at the tracheostomy site
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ease and success of percutaneous tracheostomy using single dilator vs dilator forceps techniqueTimepoint: immediate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Time taken to secure airway with single dilator and dilator forceps technique <br/ ><br>2. Incidence of complications if any <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1. immediate <br/ ><br>b) 2. immediate, day 1, day 2, day 3