Intubation and Extubation Over 48 Hours Mechanical Ventilation (INDEX48)

Okayama Research Investigator Organizing Network

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated; Critical Illness

Treatments: Device: Choice of endotracheal tube

Study type: Observational

Funder types: NETWORK

Identifiers

NCT01123681

ORION-INDEX48

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine how often ventilator associated pneumonia happens in the current intensive care units, and how types of endotracheal tube affect its occurrence.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age > 20 years old
• Mechanically ventilated over 48 hours in the ICU

Exclusion criteria

• Mask ventilation
• Tracheostomy

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

Ventilator associated pneumonia

Treatment:

Device: Choice of endotracheal tube

No pneumonia

Treatment:

Device: Choice of endotracheal tube