SUBSUS (SUBglottic Secretion at Ultrasound Score)

Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Treatments: Procedure: Airway Ultrasound

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04739878

58284

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the performance of ultrasound in detecting subglottic secretion above the ETT tube cuff in comparison to computed tomography (CT) scan.

Full description

Airway ultrasound will be performed at the bedside prior to CT scan in all intubated patients who fulfiled the criteria. The image of subglottic secretion was then compared to the plain CT cervical. The findings of the CT was examined by a radiologist.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age more than 18 years old
• ETT in situ
• indicated for CT cervical scan

Exclusion criteria

• neck subcutaneous emphysema
• neck scar or surgical dressing around the neck which can lead to difficulty in obtaining an optimal ultrasound image.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Ultrasound Airway

Experimental group

Description:

Ultrasound Airway for subglottic secretion

Treatment:

Procedure: Airway Ultrasound