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Use of lung ultrasound machine for early diagnosis of pneumonia caused in patients who are on mechanical ventilator in ICU

Validation of lung ultrasound for early diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia in ICU

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/02/040182
Enrollment
40
Registered
2022-02-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: J189- Pneumonia, unspecified organism

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients admitted to EICU with clinically suspected VAP based on following criteria: Mechanical Ventilation >=48 hrs, newly appeared/ evolving CXR infilterate and >= 2 of the following criteria :- temperature( >= 38.5®c ) or hypothermia ( 104/ml or leucopenia <4.103/ml; purulent tracheal secretions; PaO2/FiO2 < 300

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. Ongoing pneumonia b. Presence of subcutaneous emphysema or thoracic dressings c. Contraindications to fibreoptic bronchoscopy. d. Patients with previous H/O COPD, interstitial lung disease. e. Patients who will die within 24 hours will be excluded from the analysis.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
early diagnosis of Ventilator assosiated pneumonia in ICU.Timepoint: 12 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary efficacy outcomes will be monitoring of progress of pneumonia by monitoring aeration in diagnosed VAP cases. Secondary safety outcomes will be monitoring VAP recovery and antibiotic efficacy. Timepoint: 12 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Preeti Kumari

INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, PATNA

ritusingh140@gmail.com8127395753

Outcome results

None listed

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