Detection and Characterization of Lower Respiratory Infections in Critically Ill Patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01068990

Enrollment

300

Registered

2010-02-17

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2028-02-28

Last updated

2024-04-18

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Conditions

Severe Pneumonia

Keywords

pneumonia

Brief summary

This study is a prospective observation study for lower respiratory tract infections in medical intensive care unit. Microbiologic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with severe pneumonia in medical intensive care unit will be monitored and analyzed.

Detailed description

All patients admitting medical ICU will be monitored for pneumonia. Both community-acquired (including health-care associated pneumonia) and hospital-acquired pneumonia will be included. Collecting data will include patient demographic characteristics, clinical features, microbiological characteristics including molecular work, and outcome.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients admitting medical ICU with pneumonia * Medical ICU admitted patients who is developed new pneumonia

Exclusion criteria

* Patients already treated more than 48 hours for pneumonia in transferring hospital and no causative organism is isolated

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Identification of etiology of pneumonia	7 day from the time of pneumonia diagnosis

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pneumonia-related death	1 month

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactSang-Ho Choi, MD

sangho@amc.seoul.kr+82-2-3010-3304

Outcome results