KAP Asynchrony Survey (KAPA)

University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Respiration, Artificial; Respiratory Insufficiency; Ventilators, Mechanical; Ventilation Therapy; Complications

Treatments: Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03439683

61472716.1.0000.0068

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators developed a web-based survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and practice of health care professionals about patient-ventilator asynchrony.

Full description

The investigators developed a survey, consisting of 25 multiple choice questions, and including snapshots of mechanical ventilator waveforms to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists working in the ICU and caring for patients under mechanical ventilator about patient-ventilator asynchrony. The survey is web-based and will be sent for health professionals working in the ICU of the participating centers. All data will be treated anonymously with the intent of identifying knowledge gaps and inadequate practice that could be remediated by continuous medical education initiatives

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• current working in the ICU as a physician, nurse or respiratory therapist

Exclusion criteria

• refusal to sign informed consent
• incomplete survey (less than 80% of the questions answered)

Trial design

300 participants in 3 patient groups

Physicians

Description:

Definition: Physicians working in the ICU for at least 50% of their time in the hospital Intervention: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony

Treatment:

Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony

Nurses

Description:

Definition: Nurses working in the ICU for at least 20 hours/week Intervention: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony

Treatment:

Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony

Respiratory Therapists

Description:

Definition: Respiratory Therapists working in the ICU for at least 20 hours/week Intervention: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony

Treatment:

Other: Survey about patient-ventilator asynchrony