Status:
WITHDRAWN
Reduced Ventilator-Free Days and Bacterial Colonization of Sub-Glottic Secretions
Lead Sponsor:
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is common problem among ICU patients and major source of infection among patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Patients on mechanical ventilation accumulate ...
Detailed Description
All patients secrete fluids into the upper airway from the base of our tongue and other related structures. These "subglottic" secretions are normally cleared by swallowing, but when a person requires...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \> 18 years of age
- Patients requiring mechanical ventilation for altered mental status, drug overdose or any condition that airway protection from aspiration is clinically warranted
- Patients requiring mechanical ventilation following Cardiothoracic bypass or valve replacement surgery
- Patients requiring mechanical ventilation for stroke, intra-cranial bleed, sub-dural hematoma, meningitis or closed head injury
- Patients requiring mechanical ventilation for following of abdominal surgery in which there were no discernable infiltrates on chest X-ray
- Patients requiring mechanical ventilation for primary lung disease (COPD, emphysema etc.) if no discernable infiltrates on chest X-ray.
Exclusion
- 1\) Patients receiving mechanical ventilation for greater than 6 hrs at the time of enrollment.
- 2\) Patients requiring mechanical ventilation for ARDS, pneumonia or traumatic lung injury.
- 3\) Patients receiving more than one dose of any antibiotic.
- 4\) Patients undergoing surgical resection for lung cancer or any other surgery directly involving lung parenchyma
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 2 2020
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 2 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02311296
Start Date
November 2 2020
End Date
November 2 2020
Last Update
November 25 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Erlanger Hospital
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37403