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Intrahospital transport of unstable critically sick patients

Intra-hospital Transport of Unstable Critical care Hospitalized patient A Practice Pattern Observational Multicenter Study ( I TOUCH study) - I TOUCH

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046354
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2022-10-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: Y69- Unspecified misadventure during surgical and medical care

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

ISCCM
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adult patients ( > 18years old) admitted to ICU who are unstable conditions as below- 1.Unstable included requiring oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation or vasoactive medications. 2.patients with poly trauma ( not on ventilator/ vasopressors) with chest drains, EVDs(External ventricular drains) , patients with C spine injury with collar. 3.post operative patients with abdominal drains. 4.low GCS(Glasgow coma scale) / combative patients 5.patients with arrhythmias on medication infusions.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.All adult patients ( 2.ICU patients who are not on vasopressors or oxygen therapy with no drains and hemodynamically stable with NSR (Normal sinus rhythm) 3.Those who are not willing to give consent 4.Pregnant patients 5.Patient with psychiatric illness

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Incidence of major cardiorespiratory complications during and after transport of critically ill adults, Accidental extubation, accidental removal of Inter costal drains, abdominal drains Increase in hemorrhage Worsening of GCS as compared to pre-transport condition Timepoint: clinical condition @ 24 hr

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Common indications for transport Any other complications not included in the primary outcomes Malfunction of any of the transport equipment Whether a change in management occurred as a result of the transport, particularly for imaging, such as insertion of new drainage catheters or pigtail catheters, surgery or change of antimicrobial agents Timepoint: ICU outcome/discharge

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr AnandMTiwari

ISCCM

dranandtiwari@gmail.com7798255626

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026