Patients with obstructive respiratory conditions requiring ventilatory support and meeting the criteria for tracheostomy surgery, such as: (1) Patients requiring prolonged intubation due to pulmonary disease, neuromuscular disorders, or myelopathies, (2) Patients requiring pulmonary toilet, (3) Patients requiring a prophylactic airway, such as those with head and neck tumors, and (4) Patients with upper airway obstruction, such as bilateral vocal fold paralysis. tracheostomy, ultrasound, preop
Conditions
Interventions
Participants included patients with obstructive respiratory conditions requiring ventilatory support and meeting the criteria for tracheostomy surgery.
Supportive Care
Patients with prolonged mechanical ventilator
Sponsors
Department of Otolaryngology Phramongkutklao Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients requiring prolonged intubation due to pulmonary disease, neuromuscular disorders, or myelopathies. 2. Patients requiring pulmonary toilet. 3. Patients requiring a prophylactic airway, such as those with head and neck tumors. 4. Patients with upper airway obstruction, such as bilateral vocal fold paralysis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients needing a tracheostomy due to emergencies. 2. Tumors obscuring the incisional site at the neck. 3. Patients under 20 years of age. 4. Patients or their relatives refusing to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ultrasonography findings preoperative assessment centimetres | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pretracheal soft tissue thickness preoperative centrimetres | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactPana Klamkam
Department of Otolaryngology Phramongkutklao Hospital
Outcome results
None listed