Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasonography combined with procalcitonin for the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201708002440345

Enrollment

Registered

2017-07-18

Start date

2017-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Respiratory diagnosis of ventilator assosciated pneumonia

Interventions

Group (I): LUS only will be done for patients of this group.

Group (II): PCT only will be done for patients of this group.

Group (III): LUS combined with PCT will be done for patients of this group.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients will be included in the study if their age ¿18, mechanical ventilation for more than 48 h, newly appeared/evolving CXR infiltrate, and two or more of the following clinical criteria: temperature ¿ 38.5 ¿C or hypothermia ( 104/mL, or leukopenia < 4.103/mL; purulent tracheal secretions; and PaO2/FIO2 < 300 mm Hg.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria comprised patients with ongoing pneumonia or if their age ¿ 18.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To evaluate to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the combination of LUS and PCT in the diagnosis of ventilator associated Pneumonia.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the period of stay in the ICU	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public Contactgehan eid

Lecturer of Anaesthesia and and Intesive care

gehan2552011@gmail.com01287466651

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026