Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Tracheostomy Hemorrhage Clinical Trial

Official title: Ultrasound Guided Percutaneous Tracheostomy in the ICU

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and the safety of ultrasound guided percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy.

Clinical Trial Description

Percutaneous tracheostomy is commonly performed in critical care units when ventilatory weaning fails or when prolonged mechanical ventilation is required. Numerous complications have been described since the widespread use of Percutaneous Tracheostomy (PCT). Bronchoscopy-guided percutaneous tracheostomy was developed in this context. However, bronchoscopy cannot identify vascular structures and the thyroid gland in the neck, and therefore cannot prevent complications related to organ lesions in the neck. Several studies have demonstrated the value of ultrasound guidance in the neck before performing PCT. No studies have demonstrated the feasibility and the safety of ultrasound guidance for PCT. Ultrasound could improve the understanding of neck anatomy, prevents vascular puncture, and helps guide insertion of the tracheostomy tube. ;

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Other Tracheostomy Complications
• Postoperative Complications
• Tracheostomy Complications
• Tracheostomy Hemorrhage

• NCT number: NCT01502657
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2010
• Completion date: December 2011