Clinician Ability to Predict the Presence of Nosocomial Pneumonia Based on Bronchoscopic Findings

Clinician Ability to Predict the Presence of Nosocomial Pneumonia Based on Macroscopic Examination of Bronchoscopic Findings in Critically Ill Surgical Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01904305

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-22

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2013-02-28

Last updated

2013-07-22

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Conditions

Pneumonia

Keywords

Pneumonia

Brief summary

This study aims to determine whether interpretations of bronchoscopic results enable physicians to successfully predict the presence of pneumonia in traumatically injured patients.

Detailed description

This study aims to determine whether interpretations of bronchoscopic results enable physicians to successfully predict the presence of pneumonia in traumatically injured patients. Bronchoscopies will be videotaped. The clinician doing the procedure will make prediction as to whether the patient, in fact, has pneumonia. In addition, at least one other physician will view the videotape and predict whether the patient has pneumonia. Once laboratory results are available, the physician predictions will be compared against the definitive laboratory determination

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Critical Care staff and fellows of the Departments of Anesthesia and Surgery

Exclusion criteria

* Refusal of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Presence or absence of hospital-acquired pneumonia	At first clinical suspicion of pneumonia. Average of hospital Day 4	When pneumonia is suspected, patient with undergo bronchoscopy. BAL specimens will be submitted to laboratory testing. Laboratory results are the definitive indication of pneumonia, or lack thereof.

Countries

United States

Outcome results