Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Bronchoscopy based depth of depth of insertion of central venous catheters: The depth of insertion of central venous catheters will be evaluated with bronchoscopy based measurements usi
Sponsors
Dr Satyajeet Misra
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients > 18 years undergoing cardiac surgery in whom a transesophageal echocardiography probe is used.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Any patient with a known contraindication to transesophageal echocardiography probe or in whom the probe cannot be inserted.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of patients with appropriate depth of insertion of central venous catheters in each group as guided by transesophageal echocardiography.Timepoint: Intraoperatively after catheter placement. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Alignment of catheters in each group. 2. Co-relation of measured depth of insertion in bronchoscopy group with measured depth of insertion using radiology in a proportion of patients.Timepoint: Intraoperative | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Satyajeet Misra
AIIMS Bhubaneswar
Outcome results
None listed