Inhaled Amikacin for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Respiratory; Kidney Disease

• Registration Number: PACTR201909502649249
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Mechanically ventilated patients with oral endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube for more than 48h.

The patient diagnosed as having VAP during his stay in the intensive care unit based on the CDC criteria for clinical diagnosis of VAP.

All patients should have an impaired renal functions either chronic kidney disease defined as glomerular filtration rate less than 90ml/min or acute kidney injury based RIFLE criteria for the classification of acute kidney injury.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients under age of 18 years.

Pregnancy

Extrapulmonary infection.

Allergy to aminoglycosides.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified