Health Condition 1: R69- Illness, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL
Sponsors
The Research Council of Rigshospitalet
The Danish Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
The Ehrenreichs foundation
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Adults Definition: age >=18 years. 2) Unplanned admission to the ICU Definition: patients who are admitted acutely to one of the participating ICUs. Patients who have been admitted to the ICU before the start of the inception
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients previously included in the AFIB-ICU study 2)Patients transferred directly from a non-participating ICU 3)Patients who have undergone emergency or scheduled cardiac surgery during the current hospital admission Definition: any surgery including stent procedures done on the heart muscle, valves, or thoracic arteries including the thoracic part of the aorta. Patients who have undergone non-cardiac thoracic surgery and other surgical procedures including those on the aorta outside the thorax can be included. 4)Patients with documented history of persistent AF Definition: recurrent episodes of AF that last 7 days or more. 5)Patients with documented history of permanent AF Definition: existing AF with failed previous strategies for maintaining sinus rhythm and not further pursued
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of New-onset atrial fibrillation in the ICU number (%) of patients with detected episode of AF either at ICU admission or developed during the ICU stayTimepoint: after enrollment in study for the entire duration of patients ICU stay | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)90-day mortalityTimepoint: within 90 days of ICU admission;2)Days alive and out of hospital within 90 daysTimepoint: from the day of ICU admission until 90 days after;3) Ischaemic and/or thromboembolic events within 90 daysTimepoint: from the day of ICU admission until 90 days after;4) Severe bleeding episodes within 90 daysTimepoint: from the day of ICU admission until 90 days after | — |
Countries
Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, India, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactDr Sheila Nainan Myatra
Tata Memorial Hospital
Outcome results
None listed