Ventilator Associated Tracheobronchitis in the First 14 Days in ICU

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01802827

Enrollment

236

Registered

2013-03-01

Start date

2009-06-30

Completion date

2011-06-30

Last updated

2013-03-01

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Conditions

Airway Colonization, Tracheobronchitis and Pneumonia Associated With Ventilator

Keywords

airway colonization, tracheobronchitis, pneumonia

Brief summary

To investigate the clinical course and risk factors for VAT and the impact of VAT on Intensive Care Unit (ICU) morbidity and mortality.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* \> 48 hours mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

* immunodeficiency * pregnancy * severe COPD, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis * recent pneumonia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
mortality	mortality at 4 weeks	we assessed mortality from all causes at 4 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
ICU length of stay	expected average length of stay 15 days
mortality at 6 months	6 months

Outcome results