A study to assess usefulness of ultrasound and hearing for air sound over abdomen with stethescope to confirm correct placement of a tube passed from nose to stomach

Usefulness of ultrasound in confirming correct placement of Ryles tube. A comparison with traditional method of auscultation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/01/022746

Enrollment

Registered

2020-01-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K87- Disorders of gallbladder, biliarytract and pancreas in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients 0undergoing surgical procedures requiring Ryles tube.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Coagulaopathy 2.Midfacial and base of skull fractures 3.History of gastric by-pass 4.History of oesophageal strictures or alkali injury, upper GI bleed

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Usefulness of ultrasound versus auscultation in confirming correct Ryles tube placement.Timepoint: One minute after Ryles tube insertion	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time taken for confirmation with both techniques and ease of confirmation in overweight and obese patients.Timepoint: Soon after Ryles tube insertion time taken will be recorded. Ease of confirmation will be noted once correct placement of Ryles tube is achieved	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunil Rajan

Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences

suneil71@gmail.com9447464652

Outcome results