Extravascular Lung Water Index in Severe Sepsis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Severe Sepsis
- Interventions
- Procedure: EVLI was determinated by PiCCO plus system.
- Registration Number
- NCT00986271
- Lead Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
To investigate whether extravascular lung water index (EVLI) is an independent predictor for multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (MODS) in patients with severe sepsis and to determine if increased EVLI may serve as an predictor for MODS and mortality in those patients.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 67
Inclusion Criteria
- All enrolled patients were recruited consecutively on the day of MICU admission and within 24 hours of the diagnosis of severe sepsis.
Exclusion Criteria
- Pregnancy,
- Age less than 18 years old, and
- Uncontrolled malignancy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description With and without MODS developement EVLI was determinated by PiCCO plus system. EVLI was determinated by PiCCO plus system.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Developement of MODS (multiorgan dysfunction syndrome) and mortality
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method