Health Condition 1: I00-I99- Diseases of the circulatory system
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 144 adult patients with ASA I-III classification, age 18 or older, scheduled for cardiac surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subjects with severe COPD requiring home oxygen therapy, those with pre-existing diaphragmatic paralysis, pre-existing lung collapse, neuromuscular disease affecting proximal muscle groups and peripheral neuropathy, patients with skeletal deformities such as kyphoscoliosis and paralytic poliomyelitis and patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Presence or absence of lung tissue in the costophrenic recess after cardiac surgery.Timepoint: Presence or absence of lung tissue in the costophrenic recess after cardiac surgery preoperatively, post-operatively day 2 and day 5. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the sensitivity and specificity of sonography as a better diagnostic procedure when compared to chest X-ray.Timepoint: To assess the sensitivity and specificity of sonography as a better diagnostic procedure when compared to chest X-ray preoperatively, and postoperatively on day 2 and day 5. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactARAVINTH S
JIPMER
Outcome results
None listed