Status:
COMPLETED
Complications and Failure of Centrally Inserted Central Catheters in Cardiac Surgical Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Conditions:
CRBSI - Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection
Central Venous Catheter
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Central venous catheters, or CVCs, are medical devices used to deliver medications and blood products directly into a patient's large veins. They are now an essential part of modern hospital care, but...
Detailed Description
Over recent decades, numerous studies have examined the long-term complications associated with centrally inserted central catheters (CICCs). Among these, catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBS...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged \>18 years.
- Signed informed consent for contactable patients and those who will be attending the treatment center for follow-up visits.
- Patients undergoing elective or emergency cardiac surgery during the study period.
- Cardiac anesthesiologist performing the procedure with \>2 years of experience in cardiac surgery and with \>100 ultrasound-guided CICC placement procedures per year.
- Patient with a triple- or quad-lumen CICC placed in the right internal jugular vein.
Exclusion
- Patients with active endocarditis.
- Patients with preoperative sepsis.
- Patients with infection confirmed by another source.
- Patients under 18 years of age.
- Patients who died within 7 days of surgery.
- Patients with a CICC already in place at the time of surgery.
- Cardiac anesthesiologist with less than 2 years of cardiac surgery experience and/or fewer than 100 procedures per year.
- Patients with a CICC placed in the left IJV, subclavian veins, or femoral veins.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 10 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
480 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07138690
Start Date
June 1 2022
End Date
August 10 2025
Last Update
September 3 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Cardiac ICU - Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care - Careggi University Hospital
Florence, Italy, Italy, 50134