Health Condition 1: J050- Acute obstructive laryngitis [croup]
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: laryngeal ultrasound with air column width: Laryngeal ultrasound will be performed by an intensivist with an experience of performing more than 100 laryngeal US using a 5.0 MHz linear p
Sponsors
Sathya Narayanan K
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Prolonged intubated state more than 3 days Prolonged intubation attempts more than 10 minutes Airway injury due to trauma or during intubation Airway surgery Recurrent Intubations Self- extubation with the cuff still inflated
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients primarily intubated for the upper airway obstruction, having risk factor for tracheomalacia, or vocal cord paralysis with clinical presentation of stridor were excluded Patients or Parents or Caregivers refusal to give informed consent. Patients less than 18 years of age Neuromuscular diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sensitivity, Specificity, Positive predictive value and Negative predictive value of Air column width difference , Air column width ratio and cuff leak test in patients prone for post extubation stridor.Timepoint: 0 minutes after admission ,at 1 day before extubation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidence of Post extubation stridor Timepoint: at 2nd day of icu admission | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sathya NarayananK
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore - BANGALORE
Outcome results
None listed