Critical Illness, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction, Intestine Ultrasonography
Conditions
Brief summary
It is very important to evaluate the degree of gastrointestinal dysfunction in critical ill patients. Thus the investigators conducted transabdominal intestine ultrasonography(US) in critical ill patients to evaluated the degree of gastrointestinal dysfunction under the acute gastrointestinal injury (AGI)
Interventions
assessment by GIF score
assessment by ultrasonography score
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* aged more than 18 years * Acute Physiology Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score \>8
Exclusion criteria
* uncontrolled mesenteric vascular disease * uncontrolled chronic organ dysfunction * advanced cancer * any terminal stage disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| predict value of 28-day mortality | one and a half year | predict value of 28-day mortality |