Study of Intensive Care Units in India

Completed

• Conditions: Critical Illness

• Registration Number: NCT01384929
• Lead Sponsor: Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine

Brief Summary

There is scant data on the casemix and practices in Indian intensive care units (ICUs). Most of the available data comes from single centre studies. There is a dire need to have data from Indian ICUs to reflect the vast spectrum of critical care illness, services and practices. INDICAPS planned to collect data of all patients in the ICU on one particular day, and four such days spread throughout a one-year period were selected: the second Wednesday of July and October this year, i.e. July 14 and October 13, 2010 and the second Wednesday of January and April next year, i.e. January 12 and April 13, 2011. As many ICUs all over the country as possible were asked to participate. The investigators aimed to gather information about ICUs, patients in ICUs, the types and severity of illness, monitoring and therapeutic modalities used, types of infections,mortality rates, etc.

Detailed Description

The following information will be analysed:

Case-mix, severity of illness, prevalence of infection, hemodynamic monitoring and therapy, mechanical ventilation practices, nutrition and outcome

* Seasonal and regional variations in the above

* Epidemiology and variations in antibiotic use

* Patterns of microorganisms and outcome

* Prevalence and outcome of specific tropical febrile illnesses, including malaria, dengue fever, leptospirosis, scrub typhus

* Prevalence and outcome of toxins and poisonings

* Relation of ICU and hospital organizational issues to prevalence of infection and outcome

* Organisation of intensive care services

* End of life - Ethical decisions

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-07
• Status Verified: 2011-04
• Primary Completion: 2011-05
• Study Completion: 2011-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-06-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-06-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-06-28
• Study First Posted: 2011-06-29
• Last Update Posted: 2011-06-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4236

Inclusion Criteria

• All patients present in the ICU July 14, 2010, October 13, 2010, January 12, 2011 and April 13, 2011

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All cause mortality	30-days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ICU Length of stay	30 days	Stay in ICU till 30 days
Hospital length of stay	30 days	Stay in hospital till 30 days
Hospital survival	30 days	Survival at hospital discharge or at 30 days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Tata Memorial Hospital; 🇮🇳 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India