Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Post operative patients admitted to ICU and mechanically ventilated for 24 hrs. 2.Adult patients both males and female 18 years of age or more. 3.Hemodynamically stable at assessment time 4.Ramsay sedation scale 4 and 5
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with quadriplegia, use of neuromuscular blocking agents, presence of peripheral neuropathy 2.Morbidly obese (BMI greater than 40), pregnancy, left ventricular ejection fraction less than 25%. 3.Patients with ongoing treatment for chronic pain, pre-existing psychiatric or neurological issues. 4.Family members of eligible patients not willing to participate in the study. 5.Ramsay sedation scale greater than 5. 6.Patients given breakthrough analgesia or sedation during the assessment. 7.Patients receiving drugs likely to blunt or distort heart rate and blood pressure responses to nociceptive stimuli
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scores assessed by various behavioral pain tools (CPOT, BPS and NVPS) in response to a nociceptive procedure as determined by changes in physiological parameter (HR/MAP)Timepoint: Baseline rest, during nociceptive procedures, and 20 minutes after completion of the procedure. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in individual behavioral component scores within CPOT, BPS & NVPS in response to nociceptive proceduresTimepoint: Baseline rest, during nociceptive procedures & 20 minutes post-procedure. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Raj kumar A
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
Outcome results
None listed