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Respiratory emergencies during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

A Clinico-epidemiological study of respiratory emergencies treated at the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care center in Karnataka.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/05/025433
Enrollment
700
Registered
2020-05-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: J680- Bronchitis and pneumonitis due tochemicals, gases, fumes and vapors Health Condition 2: I633- Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries Health Condition 3: J441- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation Health Condition 4: J440- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection Health Condition 5: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere Health Condition 6: S070- Crushing injury of

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

DrFreston Marc Sirur
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients requiring ventilatory support or at high risk of needing it.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: All patients not requiring ventilatory support and identified not to be a respiratory emergency as per the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Disease burden of respiratory emergencies reporting to the emergency department. outcome and mortality of Respiratory emergencies.Timepoint: Data collection will go on for a period of 6 months from the date of CTRI approval. Data collection will stop on or before 11.01.2021 if 6 months of data collection is complete. If it is not then a request for an IEC extension amendment will be requested. All the outcome variables will be assessed after 6 months of data collection-anticipated January 2021.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ventilator usage during the COVID-19 pandemic at our center.Timepoint: Daily census of ventilators will be recorded- in use, stand by, isolated for use, increase or decrease in availability this data will be studied on a monthly basis and cumulatively assessed at the end of the study period.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactFreston Marc Sirur

Kasturba Medical College

vivgopi@yahoo.com9447704419

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026