Bacterial Surinfections in COVID-19 ICU Patients
- Conditions
- Covid19
- Registration Number
- NCT04877808
- Lead Sponsor
- Jessa Hospital
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to assess the incidence of bacterial surinfections (sepsis, VAP and catheter infections) in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU from 13th of March 2020 until 17h of October 2020. In addition, the association of these infections with the dose of corticosteroids, the length of stay in ICU and in hospital, the presence of venous thromboembolism, the number of bacterial episodes, the different types of bacteria causing the infections and ICU mortality will be evaluated as well as the associations between the presences of thrombi and bacteremia/catheter sepsis.
- Detailed Description
Approximately 5% of patients with respiratory impairment develop a severe form with acute respiratory failure and require specialized management in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Invasive mechanical ventilation (IVM) exposes ICU patients to a particular risk of a nosocomial infectious complication called ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). In Europe, the incidence density is 18.3 VAP per 1000 days of IMV.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS CoV-2) emerged in December 2019 and has rapidly spread worldwide (Liu). The mortality of critical ill patients with COVID-19 has been reported variously as low as 11% and as high as 61% (Liu). Since March 2020, several thousand people have been receiving IMV due to severe COVID-19.
Informal exchanges between clinicians regarding the current pandemic indicate a high frequency of VAP. Several factors may account for a higher incidence of VAP in the population hospitalized in the ICU for SARS CoV-2 infection (Blonz 2021):
* A longer ventilation period, leading to greater mechanical exposure to the risk of VAP.
* The frequency of comorbidities.
* The frequency of ARDS, which is associated with a higher incidence of VAP.
* A form of acquired immunosuppression related to SARS-CoV-2 infection,
* Organizational factors related to the fact that this is the first major pandemic in modern history
Aim The aim of this study is to assess the incidence of bacterial surinfections (sepsis, VAP and catheter infections) in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU from 13th of March 2020 until 17h of October 2020. In addition, the association of these infections with the dose of corticosteroids, the length of stay in ICU and in hospital, the presence of venous thromboembolism, the number of bacterial episodes, the different types of bacteria causing the infections and ICU mortality will be evaluated as well as the associations between the presences of thrombi and bacteremia/catheter sepsis.
Design This is a retrospective, single-center study investigating the incidence of bacterial surinfections in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU from 13th of March 2020 until 17th of October 2020.
Inclusion criteria All adult COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU from 13th of March until 17th of October 2020 were included.
Outcome measures The primary endpoint of this retrospective study is to assess the incidence of bacterial surinfections (sepsis, VAP and catheter infections) in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU from 13th of March 2020 until 17th of October 2020.
Secondary endpoints are the association of these infections with the dose of corticosteroids, the length of stay in ICU and in hospital, the presence of venous thromboembolism, the number of bacterial episodes, the different types of bacteria causing the infections and ICU mortality as well as the associations between the presences of thrombi and bacteremia/catheter sepsis in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU between 13th of March 2020 until 17th of October 2020.
Additional data collection
Additional collected parameters are listed below and are collected as a standard-of-care in our hospital:
* Demographics: i.e age, gender, BMI
* DNR code
* Comorbidities: smoking, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, malignancies, renal failure (AKI), liver failure, gastrointestinal disease, neurological conditions, mental state, other
* Symptoms at the time of admission to ICU: i.e fever, body temperature, dyspnoea, headache, diarrhea etc...
* Laboratory results of all standard parameters measured
* Treatment: antiviral agents, antibiotics, corticosteroids, etc...
* Complications: shock, heart failure, sepsis, stroke, bacteraemia, VAP, type of bacteria causing the infection, ... etc
* Ventilation: method, PEEP, FiO2, P/F ratio ..
* Radiological findings: pneumonia, ground-glass opacity..
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 116
- All adult COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU from 13th of March until 17th of October 2020 were included.
- None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of bacterial catheter infections through study completion, 8 months Incidence of bacterial surinfections (catheter infections) in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU
Incidence of sepsis through study completion, 8 months Incidence of bacterial surinfections (sepsis) in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU
Incidence of VAP through study completion, 8 months Incidence of bacterial surinfections (VAP) in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Correlation with venous thromboembolism through study completion, 8 months Correlation of bacterial surinfections with the presence of venous thromboembolism
Correlation with corticosteroids through study completion, 8 months Correlation of bacterial surinfections with the dose of cortisosteroids
Correlation with the length of stay in ICU and hospital through study completion, 8 months Correlation of bacterial surinfections with the length of stay in ICU and hospital
Correlation with the number of bacterial episodes through study completion, 8 months Correlation of bacterial surinfections with the number of bacterial episodes
Correlation with the types through study completion, 8 months Correlation with the different types of bacteria
Correlation with ICU mortality through study completion, 8 months Correlation of bacterial surinfections with the ICU mortality
Correlation between presences of thrombi and bacteremia/catheter sepsis through study completion, 8 months Correlation between presences of thrombi and bacteremia/catheter sepsis
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Jessa hospital
🇧🇪Hasselt, Belgium