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Prevention of Broncho-aspiration (BA) in Adult Subjects During Their ICU Stay

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Bronchial Aspiration
Interventions
Other: Data collection for comparison
Other: Bed Head elevation, H2 blockers and mouth wash
Registration Number
NCT05284084
Lead Sponsor
Marshall University
Brief Summary

Patients of age \>18 yo, admitted to the ICU through the surgery department from 2AUG2021 to 1AUG2022 will be divided into three groups:

1. Patients admitted to the ICU in the first 3-4 months will have their bed head elevated to 15 degrees + H2 blockers administration + mouth wash BID

2. Patients admitted to the ICU in the following 3-4 months will have their bed head elevated to 30 degrees + H2 blockers administration + mouth wash BID

3. Patients admitted in the last 3-4 months will have their bed head elevated to 45 degrees + H2 blockers administration + mouth wash BID.

All patients will have their vital signs, BMI, and fluids ins and outs measured every 24 hours until the discharge from the ICU or death. All patients will be evaluated for GI functions (no vomiting, flatus+, bowel movement +, bowel sounds+, and KUB with normal gas distribution pattern) prior to oral intake.

Patients in the three groups will be matched by age, sex, and BMI with historical controls with broncho- aspiration (BA) (positive controls) and without BA events (negative controls) from a pool of 20,032 ICU admissions (01JAN2010 to 31DEC2019).

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
159
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age>18
  • All the patients admitted to ICU by surgery department.
  • Development of aspiration pneumonia in patients admitted to ICU department of VA hospital.
  • Aspiration Pneumonia development during hospital stay and treating physician indicated the diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia in history and physical exam notes.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Age <18
  • Patient transferred or admitted to the hospital as a primary diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia (development of aspiration pneumonia prior to admission).
  • Treating physician not documented aspiration pneumonia in history or physical exam notes.
  • Drug overdose, seizure or cardiopulmonary arrest prior to hospital admission.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Negative ControlData collection for comparisonMatched subjects by age, sex and BMI with no BA events, from a pool of 20,032 admission (01JAN2010 to 31DEC2019).
Positive ControlData collection for comparisonMatched subjects by age, sex and BMI with BA events, from a pool of 20,032 admission (01JAN2010 to 31DEC2019).
Experimental groupBed Head elevation, H2 blockers and mouth washConsecutive subjects admitted to the ICU (these subjects will be matched with historical controls with and without BA events) from 30MAR2021 to 30MAR2022 on three subgroups: * Head up from the bed 15 degrees + H2 blockers + mouth wash BID * Head up from the bed 30 degrees + H2 blockers + mouth wash BID * Head up from the bed 45 degrees + H2 blockers + mouth wash BID
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rate of Bronchospiration pneumonia among study participants during their ICU admission12 Months

Calculating the number of subjects who developed bronchoaspiration pneumonia compared to the total number of ICU admission

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Determine if there is an association between BA events and death rate in the ICU for the specified time period12 Months

Determining the factors impacting the rate of bronchaspiration and the rate of related death

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Marshall University School of Medicine

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Huntington, West Virginia, United States

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