Role of Lung Ultrasound in Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in Postoperative Neurosurgical ICU Patients

Role of Lung Ultrasound in Weaning From Mechanical Ventilation in Postoperative Neurosurgical ICU Patients :Prospective , Randomized Double-blinded Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03921112

Enrollment

130

Registered

2019-04-19

Start date

2019-04-03

Completion date

2019-10-01

Last updated

2020-05-19

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Conditions

Intensive Care (ICU)

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to demonstrate the role of lung ultrasound in weaning from mechanical ventilation in neurosurgical ICU patients compared to the ordinary tools as chest X-ray , ABG, rapid shallow breathing index, ventilator parameters.

Interventions

DEVICElung ultrasound

bedside lung ultrasound will be done for patients

OTHERroutine tools

chest X-ray , ABG, RSBI, Ventilator parameters will be done for all patients

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Mechanically ventilated patients * ASAI ,ASAII, ASAIII

Exclusion criteria

* Patients or gurdians refuse * Patients with pneumthorax * Patients with pleural effusion * Patients with surgical emphysema * Glasco coma score more than 8 * Patients on high inotropic support * patients with diaphragmatic paralysis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
success of weaning	success of weaning for 48 hours	trans-thoracic lung ultrasound will be done to patients to start weaning

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026