Ventilator Associated Tracheobronchitis in the First 14 Days in ICU

University of Thessaly

Status: Completed

Conditions: Tracheobronchitis and Pneumonia Associated With Ventilator; Airway Colonization

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01802827

MARKAR236

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the clinical course and risk factors for VAT and the impact of VAT on Intensive Care Unit (ICU) morbidity and mortality.

Enrollment: 236 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 48 hours mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

• immunodeficiency
• pregnancy
• severe COPD, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis
• recent pneumonia

Trial design

236 participants in 3 patient groups

VAT patients

Description:

Patients developing Ventilator Associated Tracheobronchitis

VAP

Description:

Patients presenting ventilator associated pneumonia

No ventilator associated infection

Description:

patients who do not present ventilator associated infection during their stay in ICU