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Use of PiCCO System in Critically Ill Patients With Septic Shock and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Septic Shock
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Interventions
Device: PiCCO monitoring (PULSION)
Procedure: central venous catheter
Registration Number
NCT01526382
Lead Sponsor
Jinhua Central Hospital
Brief Summary

PiCCO has been widely used in critical care settings for several decades. Together with pulmonary artery catheter, it is regarded as the important tool for guiding fluid management in patients with shock or acute respiratory distress syndrome. However, its effects on patients' outcome remain untested. The investigators study is a pilot study that is designed to test whether the use of PiCCO will improve patients' outcome, as compared to those without PiCCO monitoring.

Detailed Description

PiCCO comprises techniques of pulse contour analysis and transpulmonary thermodilution, and can provide important information on hemodynamics and pulmonary functions. It has been widely used in critical care settings for several decades. Together with pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), it is regarded as the important tool for guiding fluid management in patients with shock or acute respiratory distress syndrome. During last two decades, many well designed clinical trials have been conducted to see whether the use of PAC would benefit patient outcome. The result consistently showed that PAC added no benefit in terms of mortality, ICU length of stay, organ failure free survival days, and the length of mechanical ventilation. Since PiCCO is relatively new to PAC, and its effects on patients' outcome remain untested. The investigators study is a pilot study that is designed to test whether the use of PiCCO will improve patients' outcome, as compared to those without PiCCO monitoring.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
350
Inclusion Criteria

Patients were included if they were diagnosed with Shock, Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), or both.

Shock was defined by the presence 4 criteria:

  • Heart rate of at least 90/min;
  • A respiratory rate of at least 20/min or a PaCO2 of 32mmHg or lower or the use of mechanical ventilation;
  • The use of vasopressors to maintain a systolic blood pressure of at least 90mmHg despite fluid resuscitation, low dose of dopamine (≤ 5 μg/kg per minute), or dobutamine;
  • at least 1 of 3 signs of hypoperfusion (urine output < 0.5mL/kg of body weight per hour for 1 hour or more; neurologic dysfunction defined by confusion, psychosis, or a Glasgow coma scale score of ≤ 6; plasma lactate higher than the upper limit of the normal value).

Acute respiratory distress syndrome:

  • the presence of acute decrease in PaO2/FIO2 to 200mmHg or lower,
  • bilateral pulmonary infiltrates or a chest radiograph consistent with edema;
  • no clinical evidence of left atrial hypertension; and requirement for positive pressure ventilation.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients were moribund.
  • signed do-not-resuscitation odor.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
intervention armPiCCO monitoring (PULSION)patients allocated to intervention arm receive PiCCO monitoring for hemodynamics and pulmonary conditions
control armcentral venous catheterPatients in this arm do not receive PiCCO monitoring device to guide fluid management, but central venous catheter can be inserted at the discretion of treating physician.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
30 day mortality30 days

death from any cause before day 30

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
14 day mortality14 days

patients were followed up for 14 days

ICU length of stayup to 30 days

the time from ICU admission to ICU discharge or death

days on mechanical ventilationup to 30 days

days during which the patients are on mechnical ventilation: The criteria for termination of mechanical ventilation: a cooperative patient, recovery from primary disease, hemodynamically stable, adequate and strong cough reflex, positive end-expiratory pressure \<5 cmH2O, pressure support \<10 cmH2O and the spontaneous breathing trial is successfully passed.

days of vasoactive agents supportup to 30 days

days during which vasoactive agents are used: The sum of the number of days with one or more vasoactive agents to maintain a mean arterial pressure \>60 mmHg

ICU free survival days during 30-day period30 days

ICU free survival days during 30-day period

mechanical ventilation free survival days during 30-day period28 days

mechanical ventilation free survival days during 30-day period

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

department of critical care medicine, Jinhua central hospital

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Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

Traditional Chinese Medical hospital of Jinhua City

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Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

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