Status:

COMPLETED

Delayed Antibiotic Therapy in Non-severe Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)

Lead Sponsor:

Nantes University Hospital

Conditions:

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Critical Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This retro-prospective monocentric observational study compare the impact of the implementation of a restrictive (delayed) versus aggressive (immediate) antibiotic strategy for Ventilator Acquired Pne...

Detailed Description

Ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP) is the leading cause of nosocomial infection in intensive care patients, and has been associated with increased antibiotic consumption, increased morbidity and mort...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Under mechanical ventilation from more than 48 hours
  • Suspected for a ventilator acquired pneumonia, requiring a distal pulmonary bacterial sample

Exclusion

  • New or worsening shock requiring vasopressor
  • New or worsening severe hypoxemia (PaO2/FiO2\<150 in FiO2≥60% and peep 10)
  • Patient under veno-veinous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Neutropenia \<1G/L or immunosuppressive treatment (including corticosteroids \>6 months or \>0.5mg/kg/j)
  • Disease (endocarditis, spondylodyscitis, deep abcedation…) requiring prolonged antibiotic therapy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 6 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 28 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

87 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05205525

Start Date

January 6 2022

End Date

January 28 2023

Last Update

March 8 2023

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University Nantes Hospital

Nantes, France, 44000