Hospitalizations During Pandemia in the Italian Coronary Care Unit Network

Completed

• Conditions: Management and Epidemiology of Patients Admitted in ICU

• Registration Number: NCT04744415
• Lead Sponsor: Heart Care Foundation

Brief Summary

Multicentre, national, observational, retrospective and prospective study.

The BLITZ-COVID19 study aims at describing the epidemiology of admissions to Italian Cardiology Intensive Care Units in the COVID-19 infection pandemia, the main aspects of the clinical management of inpatients, their short-term outcome, the absorption of resources related to their admission.

Detailed Description

The BLITZ-COVID19 study, aims at describing the epidemiology of admissions to Italian Cardiology Intensive Care Units .

The study is observational, multicentre, national and involves the collection of clinical data, both retrospectively and prospectively, using a web-based system. In conducting the study, no drugs are tested, nor are diagnostic tests or non-pharmacological therapies performed other than those that each participating cardiologist decides to perform following the rules of normal clinical practice. Diagnostic procedures and pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies habitually prescribed for cardiovascular pathologies, which are the object of hospitalization, and those used in the event of a COVID-19 infection, will be recorded in the database.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-11-09
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-03
• Primary Completion: 2021-02-09
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-09
• Study Completion: 2021-03-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-24
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6054

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients aged ≥18 years admitted with any diagnosis to one of the participating ICU

Exclusion Criteria

• Refuse to signe consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Management of patients admitted to ICU	Enrollment	Description of the main therapeutic decision in patients hospitalized for the most relevant pathologies
Impact that COVID-19 infection may have had on the in-hospital mortality	Enrollment	Impact that COVID-19 infection may have had on the in-hospital mortality of the various clinical conditions admitted to ICU
Epidemiology and management of patients admitted to ICU	Enrollment	The different diagnoses of discharge from the ICU and their frequency will be described. All hospitalized cardiac and non-cardiac pathologies will be listed, with particular reference to any COVID-19 infection.

Trial Locations

Locations (107)

Ospedale Santo Spirito - Sc Cardiologia; 🇮🇹 Casale Monferrato, AL, Italy

Istituto Scientifico Inrca - Uo Cardiologia/Utic/Telecardiologia; 🇮🇹 Ancona, AN, Italy

Ospedale Generale Regionale-Po U. Parini - U.O. Cardiologia E Cure Intensive Card.; 🇮🇹 Aosta, AO, Italy

Po Sant'Ottone Frangipane - U.O.C. Cardiologia - Utic; 🇮🇹 Ariano Irpino, AV, Italy

Aorn San Giuseppe Moscati - U.O. Cardiologia/Utic 'D. Rotiroti'; 🇮🇹 Avellino, AV, Italy

Ospedale Miulli - U.O.C. Cardiologia - Utic; 🇮🇹 Acquaviva Delle Fonti, BA, Italy

Aou Policlinico - Uoc Cardiologia Ospedaliera; 🇮🇹 Bari, BA, Italy

Ospedale Di Venere - U.O.C. Di Cardiologia; 🇮🇹 Bari, BA, Italy

Ospedale San Paolo - Cardiologia-Utic; 🇮🇹 Bari, BA, Italy

Ospedale Di Bentivoglio - U.O. Di Cardiologia; 🇮🇹 Bentivoglio, BO, Italy

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