Characteristics and Outcome of Patients With COVID-19 in ICUs in South Tyrol

Characteristics and Outcome of Patients With COVID-19 Associated Respiratory Failure Treated in South Tyrol, Italy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05077319

Enrollment

550

Registered

2021-10-14

Start date

2020-03-05

Completion date

2021-10-04

Last updated

2021-10-14

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Conditions

COVID-19, COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Brief summary

The investigators retrospectively investigate the epidemiology, clinical characteristics and therapeutic interventions of patients with COVID-19 associated respiratory failure admitted to the intensive care units in South Tyrol, Italy.

Detailed description

In this observational, retrospective study the epidemiology, characteristics, therapeutic interventions and outcome of patients with COVID-19 associated respiratory failure admitted to the intensive care units in South Tyrol, Italy, are assessed. Data extracted from the medical patients' records include type and duration of respiratory support (high-flow nasal oxygen, non-invasive ventilation, invasive ventilation), need for tracheostomy, vasopressor needs, antibiotic therapy, corticosteroid treatment, laboratory values (interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, D-dimer, lymphocyte count), lengths of stay in the ICU and mortality.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All patients admitted to the intensive care units in South Tyrol due to COVID-19 associated respiratory failure

Exclusion criteria

* SARS-CoV-2 patients admitted to the intensive care units in South Tyrol for other pathologies (i.e., not respiratory failure)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Mortality	Through study completion, an average of 1 year	Mortality (dead/alive) at discharge from the ICU is defined as primary outcome

Countries

Italy

Outcome results