Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Conditions
Keywords
Organ dysfunction scores, Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated, Intensive care units
Brief summary
The place of analysis of organ dysfunction in relation to the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care is not yet defined.
Detailed description
New onset of pulmonary infiltrates, fever, and an increase in white blood cell (WBC) count accompanied by purulent tracheal secretions are clinically indicative of hospital-associated pneumonia (HAP). The low specificity and sensibility of diagnostic tests for HAP, however, tends to result in an extremely high incidence of missed diagnoses and may lay to high mortality. The place of analysis of organ dysfunction in relation to the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care is not yet defined, because early organ dysfunction may be the first symptoms noted by clinicians.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Patients after cardiac/thoracic surgery with suspicion of HAP defined by the presence of the following criteria: * new onset of pulmonary infiltrates, * fever \>38,3°C, * increase in white blood cell (WBC) count * purulent tracheal secretions * but also: * increased use of catecholamine, * need of volemic expansion, * depletion inability, * confusion, * hepatic perturbation with increased gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)\>2N or alkaline phosphatase (ALP) \>1.5 N, or bilirubin \>1.5N, or aminotransferase (AST or ALT\>2 N).
Exclusion criteria
* child, * pregnancy, * end of life.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Area under the ROC curve of the CPIS score | the previous 12 hours up to performance of pulmonary bacteriological samples | The CPIS score is based on six variables: * Fever * Leukocytosis * Tracheal aspirates * Oxygenation * Radiographic infiltrates * Cult of tracheal aspirates |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Area under the ROC curve of increased need a volemic expansion and their positive and negative predictive values | the previous 12 hours up to performance of pulmonary bacteriological samples | Sensibility (%) and specificity (%) increased need a volemic expansion |
| Area under the ROC curve of depletion inability and their positive and negative predictive values | the previous 12 hours up to performance of pulmonary bacteriological samples | Sensibility (%) and specificity (%) of depletion inability |
| Area under the ROC curve of increased use of catecholamine and their positive and negative predictive values | the previous 12 hours up to performance of pulmonary bacteriological samples | Sensibility (%) and specificity (%) increased use of catecholamine |
| Area under the ROC curve of hepatic perturbation and their positive and negative predictive values | the previous 12 hours up to performance of pulmonary bacteriological samples | Sensibility (%) and specificity (%) of hepatic perturbation defined by increased gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (CGT) and or alkaline phosphatase \>1,5 N and or bilirubin \>1,5 N or aminotransferase (AST or ALT \>2 N) |
| Mortality | 28 days | Mortality during ICU stay |
| Area under the ROC curve of confusion and their positive and negative predictive values | the previous 12 hours up to performance of pulmonary bacteriological samples | Sensibility (%) and specificity (%) of confusion |
Countries
France