Anaesthesia
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
national liver institute
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult patients18-65 years admitted to ICU and invasively ventilated for at least 24 h.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pre-existing lung disease. 2. Patients who have been intubated or extubated during the past month prior to ICU admission. 3. Subcutaneous emphysema makes assessing the LUS score challenging. 4. Patients with malignancy or end organ failure. 5. Pregnant patients 6. Brain death
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| association between early changes in LUS aeration scores (improvement, no change, or worsening) and 28-days mortality | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. ICU Length of Stay (LOS). 2. Correlation between lung ultrasound aeration score and radiological methods as chest x-ray & computed tomography (CT) scan. 3. Ventilator-Free Days (VFDs). | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public Contacthanaa rashed
lecturer of anasthesia
Outcome results
None listed