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Lung Ultrasound as a Predictor for Successful Extubation in Preterm Infants

NCT05628753 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2022-11-29

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Summary

unit (NICU); however prolonged MV is known to be associated with serious complications including ventilator associated pneumonia, blood stream infections, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and periventricular leukomalacia. At the same time, extubation failure increases morbidities and mortality. Hatch et al (2016) in their prospective study on 162 infants described adverse events in 40% of intubations and severe complications including need for CPR in 9%. Reintubations are frequently associated with hypoxemia, bradycardia, fluctuations in blood pressures and cerebral perfusion. Each intubation attempt increases the risk of traumatic injury to the upper airway, lung atelectasis and infections. Thus, there is a clear need to establish objective criteria that would help avoid extubation failure and the need for reintubation.

In recent years, a new imaging application has been introduced in neonatal practice-lung ultrasound (LUS), an accurate and reliable technique for the lung evaluation. LUS is safe, non-ionizing, easy to operate, and low-cost tool. The evaluation of lungs is performed in real-time, on the bedside and without anesthetic drugs. Lung aeration could be assessed in dynamics without extra radiation to the infant. Ultrasound findings combined with clinical information could be used for the prognosis of successful extubation in premature infants.

Conditions

  • no Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Lung Ultrasound (LUS)

LUS performed 30 mins prior to and 120 minutes after planned extubation with a linear high frequency probe longitudinal approach was used in all three zones Repeated third scan will be done prior to re-intubation (if required) The ultrasound total execution cut-off time expected to be less than 5 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-14
Primary Completion
2020-09-01
Completion
2020-09-01

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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