Health Condition 1: R031- Nonspecific low blood-pressure reading
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients (age more than or equal to 18 years) presenting to the ED and requiring rapid sequence intubation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with known carotid artery pathology (e.g., carotid artery stenosis more than 50 percentage, dissection) 2.Patients with blunt/penetrating neck injury 3. Patients in hypotension requiring hemodynamic resuscitation (SBP less than 90 mmHg / MAP less than 65 mmHg) 4. Non-sinus cardiac rhythm 5. Pregnancy 6. Intracardiac shunts 7. Short neck or other anatomical variants precluding procurement of optimal view
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the predictive ability of carotid artery corrected flow time (CFTc) for post-induction hypotension in adult patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department.Timepoint: 0,2,4,6,8,10 minutes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the predictive ability of respiratory variations of peak blood flow velocity Delta peak in the carotid artery for post-induction hypotension in adult patients undergoing rapid sequence intubation in the emergency department.Timepoint: 0,2,4,6,8,10 minutes | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research