Effect of nursing procedures in critically ill patients - improving or impairing patient health?

Adverse effects of nursing procedures in critically ill patients - improving or impairing patient health? A clinical observational study in the intensive care unit at Uppsala University Hospital

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN73736539

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-06

Start date

2012-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Critically ill patients with an acute respiratory failure treated with mechanical ventilation Respiratory Acute respiratory failure

Interventions

Sixteen patients admitted to the intensive care unit will be consecutively enrolled in this clinical observational study. Informed consent will be obtained from the next in kin before measurements are

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All patients with respiratory failure treated in the Intensive care unit (ICU) with controlled mechanical ventilatory support 2. Need of fraction of inspired oxygen = 0.45 and positive end expiratory pressure = 8 cmH2O 3. Need of vasoactive drugs (norepinephrine = 0.05 µg/kg/min) 4. Not fulfilling any of the exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients without an intra-arterial access 2. Patients without an informed consent from next of kin 3. Patients with limitation of treatment 4. Pregnant patients 5. Patients under the age of 18

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Are there any adverse effects from nursing routine procedures (e.g. endotracheal suctioning, position change, etc) in critically ill patients at an intensive care unit?	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
What kind of adverse effects are there and how often do they occur?	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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