Health Condition 1: - Health Condition 2: J22- Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection
Conditions
Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.All children requiring mechanical ventilation for a minimum of 48 hours 2. Children aged more than 30 days of age to 18 years of age
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with neuromuscular disease or diaphragmatic paralysis 2.Patients with tracheostomy 3.Patients who undergone surgical operations especially abdominal and thoracic operation 4.Patients with pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, thoracostomy, chest tube or chest injuries that prevent ultrasound 5.Patients with pleural lesions or pleurodesis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To predict weaning outcomes in mechanically ventilated children using a multimodal approachTimepoint: Prior to extubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To study the utility of trans thoracic ultrasonography & weaning indices in predicting post extubation distress/failure in mechanically ventilated children 2. To compare between lung aeration score, diaphragmatic indices, cardiovascular dysfunction, & CROP index/RSBI as predictors of weaning from mechanical ventilation Timepoint: Prior to extubation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
St Johns medical college hospital