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A CLINICAL STUDY ON OUTCOME OFTRACHEOSTOMIES IN COVID 19 PATIENTS

TRACHEOSTOMIES IN COVID 19 era- experience at a tertiary care center in south India

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/05/033409
Enrollment
30
Registered
2021-05-06
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: B972- Coronavirus as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Kavitha chendhilkumar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a. Hemodynamically stable patients with positive expected survival outcome after discussion with the intensivist /treating physician. b. Stable ventilatory status c. Tube block, reintubation, d. Multiple failed extubation /reintubation attempts e. Failed reintubation are various issues associated with prolonged intubation and makes management with endotracheal tube by the ICU team difficult which warrants the need for tracheostomy f. 14 days from symptom onset/ 10 days post intubation g. Prone positioning - avoided h. Positive survival outcome i. Preferably COVID-19 negative status at time of tracheostomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients not satisfying the above criteria were all excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
outcome of early tracheostomies in covid 19 patientsTimepoint: 2 week, 4 week, 6 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Weaning from ventilatory supportTimepoint: 2 weeks, 4 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Kavithachendhilkumar

Sri Ramachandra Medical College And Rresearch Institute

kavithachendhilkumar@sriramachandra.edu.in9962156015

Outcome results

None listed

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