Using a Infrared Thermometer to the Early Detection of Catheter Related Infections

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02077816

HCRP 12632/2010

CAAE - 0444.0.004.000-10 (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a pilot study which aims to show the temperatures measured on body surface with an infrared thermometer on inpatients who need a central venous catheter (CVC) for medical care. Because the local temperature could be altered, at least during local infectious processes, seems to be reasonable to think that this approach could be helpful to its early diagnosis.

Full description

By convenience sampling, it was expected that during 4 months, a minimum of 30 inpatients of the metabolic, clinical or intensive care wards, at the Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, São Paulo, Brazil, would have their data collected

Enrollment: 39 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Need of a central venous catheter for medical care.
• Be an inpatient of the metabolic, clinical or intensive care wards

Exclusion criteria

• Be in treatment course of a catheter related infection.

Trial design

39 participants in 1 patient group

Central venous catheter

Description:

Inpatients with CVC for medical care.