Health Condition 1: I509- Heart failure, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 to 75 years - Either gender - Symptoms and signs of congestion with or without prior H/O heart failure - Requiring ICU admission
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Suspected lung infection - H/O any connective tissue disorders with involvement of lung - Prior H/O Renal dysfunction requiring renal replacement therapy. POST-INCLUSION EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Any lung pathology (consolidation, fibrosis) found in any imaging studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparing the length of ICU stay in patients receiving diuretic therapy guided by lung USG & those receiving diuretics not guided by lung USG.Timepoint: The duration of ICU stay is compared bwtween the groups. No specific time points in primary outcome | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparing the following in the two groups: - Requirement of non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation & their duration. - Incidence of Acute kidney injury, dyselectrolytemias. - Daily requirement of diuretics. - Any additional diuretics used other than loop diuretics. - Daily and cumulative input, output balance. - Any events (hypotension, use of inotropic/vasopressor support, cardiac arrest, in ICU deaths etc.)Timepoint: Daily during the ICU stay | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
CARE HOSPITALS, HITECH CITY, HYDERABAD