Status:
COMPLETED
The Efficacy of Nurse-driven, Protocol Guided Ventilator Weaning in a Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Lead Sponsor:
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Conditions:
Vent Weaning in Medical- Surgical ICUs
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
1. Mechanically ventilated patients weaned by nurse-driven ventilator weaning protocol will have a mean length of stay on ventilator at least one day shorter than patients weaned by physician-initiate...
Detailed Description
Ventilatory support is one of the most common indications for admission to ICU (1). The duration of mechanical ventilation is associated with several serious complications, increase mortality, prolon...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Receiving MV for at least 24 hours in the ICU
- Meeting established protocol criteria for a vent wean trial
Exclusion
- Patients in whom MV was actively withdrawn for terminal wean
- Brain dead patients on MV
- Age \<18 years old
- Transfers from other hospitals or health care facility who were ventilator dependent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
202 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00786617
Start Date
December 1 2007
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
March 20 2015
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