CompletedNot Applicable

Tongue Edema Caused by Intubation Tube in Intensive Care Unit Patients

Turkey (Türkiye)100 participantsStarted 2019-10-15

Plain-language summary

Tongue edema (TE) is an enlargement of the tongue that can be noticed with the naked eye and protrudes from the mouth. Endotracheal intubation tube, which can exert high pressure on the tongue for a long time, may cause TE. This study was aimed to detect TE, which may develop due to long-term pressure application of the intubation tube to the tongue, in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) who underwent endotracheal intubation by submental ultrasonography (USG) method.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients aged between 18-65 years Patients who underwent endotracheal intubation and were admitted to the intensive care unit on the 0th day of intubation and patients who underwent endotracheal intubation during follow-up in the intensive care unit and were followed up on a mechanical ventilator - Exclusion Criteria: Patients under the age of 18 and over the age of 65 Patients who had a history of maxillofacial trauma, tongue surgery, head and neck malignancy, radiotherapy to the head and neck region, congenital anomalies of the tongue base and floor of the mouth Patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit due to allergy-anaphylaxis \-

What they're measuring

Detection of tongue edema by ultrasonography

Timeframe: The patients' tongue cross-sectional areas were measured by submental ultrasonograph on the 0th day of endotracheal intubation and 4th day of follow-up on a mechanical ventilator. The difference between the two measurements was evaluated as tongue edema.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05249738

SponsorSelcuk University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-03-01

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