Timing of Tracheostomy in COVID-19 - Impact on Mortality

Goethe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tracheostomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05175859

Tracheostomy in COVID-19

Details and patient eligibility

About

How timing of tracheostomy in COVID-19 patients changed and its impact on mortality in patients with severe COVID-19 ARDS

Enrollment: 117 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Severe COVID-19 infection requiring endotracheal intubation and prolonged invasive ventilation as part of the treatment of severe to moderate acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Exclusion criteria

• COVID-19 disease, without the need for endotracheal ventilation.
• COVID-19 disease with need for endotracheal intubation with anticipated short-term invasive ventilation.

Trial design

117 participants in 2 patient groups

Early tracheostomy

Description:

Tracheostomy time before day 10 following endotracheal airway management and invasive ventilation.

Late tracheostomy

Description:

Tracheostomy time after day 11 following endotracheal airway management and invasive ventilation.