Procalcitonin to guide duration of antibiotic therapy in intensive care patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Bacterial infection in intensive care patientsInfections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN10288268
- Lead Sponsor
- Westküstenkliniken [West Coast Hospitals]
- Brief Summary
1. 2008 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18463831 2. 2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19493352
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 110
Inclusion Criteria
All patients (both males and females, >18 years) requiring antibiotic therapy based on confirmed or highly suspected bacterial infections and at least 2 concomitant Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) criteria.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients who refused study consent
2. Patients whose antibiotic treatment had been initiated before intensive care admission
3. Patients who had therapy limitations
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of antibiotic therapy.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method o secondary outcome measures