The role of routine chest radiography after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003121

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-06-30

Start date

2011-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

J96.0

Interventions

Group 1: routine chest radiography within 4 hours after a PDT Group 2: Chest X-ray only when clinically indicated: subcutaneous empghysema, clinically relevant bleeding, false passage during PDT, dama

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Indikation for tracheostomy: expected invasive ventilation for >14 days; unsuccessful ventilator weaning, defined as two unsuccessful extubation trials; necessity of airway maintenance (e.g. after hypoxic brain damage)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: age <18 years, pregnancy, no consent, uncorrected bleeding diathesis, severe disease state with an expected life expectancy less than 7 days, when intensive care treatment eskalation is not allowed, if chest X-Ray is planned on the day of PDT for other reasons

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pulmonary complication rate related to PDT, assessed by the clinically indicated chest radiographies in the first 48 hours after PDT	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
length of ICU stay with a tracheal cannula	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSirak Petros

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Department für Innere Medizin, Interdisziplinäre Internistische Intensivmedizin

Sirak.Petros@uniklinik-leipzig.de0341-9712700

Outcome results

None listed

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