The role of routine chest radiography after percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy

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• Conditions: J96.0; Acute respiratory failure

• Registration Number: DRKS00003121
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Leipzig, Interdisziplinäre Internistische Intensivmedizin

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-06-30
• Study Completion: 2012-01-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Indikation for tracheostomy: expected invasive ventilation for >14 days; unsuccessful ventilator weaning, defined as two unsuccessful extubation trials; necessity of airway maintenance (e.g. after hypoxic brain damage)

Exclusion Criteria

age <18 years, pregnancy, no consent, uncorrected bleeding diathesis, severe disease state with an expected life expectancy less than 7 days, when intensive care treatment eskalation is not allowed, if chest X-Ray is planned on the day of PDT for other reasons

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pulmonary complication rate related to PDT, assessed by the clinically indicated chest radiographies in the first 48 hours after PDT

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
length of ICU stay with a tracheal cannula