Routine quantitative microbiological screening in ventilated patients with, or at risk of, ALI/ARDS: effects on survival and long-term morbidity
Completed
- Conditions
- Respiratory: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) + Acute Lung Injury (ALI)RespiratoryAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) + Acute Lung Injury (ALI)
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN84441248
- Lead Sponsor
- Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged over 16 years
2. Patient receiving mechanical ventilation
3. Existence of, or risk factors for, ALI/ARDS
Exclusion Criteria
1. Pregnancy
2. Patient already enrolled in another interventional study
3. Little chance of survival, defined by Simplified Acute Physiologic Score II (SAPS II), over 65 points corresponds to predicted mortality in excess of 77%
4. Contraindication to bronchoscopy at enrolment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method