Dual-focus Survey with an Emphasis on Heated Humidification Systems
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Develop questionnaire named "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems"
研究概览
简要总结
Under normal circumstances the upper airway and respiratory tract play a crucial role in humidifying and warming inhaled air, a process known as inspired gas conditioning. This process is essential for effective gas conditioning and mitigating the potential risk of damaging the structure and function of the respiratory epithelium. Airway instrumentation, such as the use of an orotracheal tube or tracheostomy cannula, interferes with the physiological conditioning of inspired gas. Furthermore, the administration of cold, dry medical gases, together with the high flows experienced by patients under invasive mechanical ventilation (IVM) or non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV), exacerbate this unfavorable condition. Therefore, the incorporation of an external device to condition the delivered gas becomes imperative, even in short-term interventions.
There are different devices to condition the inhaled gas, basically passive humidification systems (HMEF) and active (or heated) systems. Considering the humidification capacity and advantages and disadvantages, both passive and active systems are suitable for conditioning the inhaled gas.
The hyphotesis of this study is that health teams in Latin America have limited knowledge regarding humidification systems, both from the technical aspects of implementation and from the clinic.
OBJECTIVES
Primary aim:
Develop an instrument to evaluate knowledge about humidification systems among different health professionals in intensive care units (ICU).
Describe the knowledge about humidification systems among different health professionals in intensive care units (ICU).
Secondary aim:
Compare knowledge about humidification systems between different countries. Compare knowledge about humidification systems between different specialties. Compare knowledge about humidification systems in different age groups.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Other
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Doctor, nurse, respiratory therapist or related titles
- •More than 2 years of work experience in an adult ICU (work in the ICU will be considered as work carried out at least 12 hours per week in the critical care unit)
排除标准
- •≥10% missing survey data
结局指标
主要结局
Develop questionnaire named "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems"
时间窗: From April 1 to April 30
Develop an questionnaire to evaluate knowledge about humidification systems among different health professionals in intensive care units (ICU).
Describe the knowledge using the questionnaire previously developed
时间窗: From June 1 to August 30
Measure the level of knowledge among different health professionals in ICU settings using the developed questionnaire named "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems". This assessment will include evaluating the understanding of the principles, usage, and maintenance of humidification systems.
次要结局
- Describe and compare knowledge about humidification systems in different age groups using the queationnaire "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems"(From June 1 to August 30)
- Compare knowledge about humidification systems between different countries using the questionnaire "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems"(From June 1 to August 30)
- Describe and compare the knowledge about humidification systems between different specialties using the questionnaire "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems"(From June 1 to August 30)
研究者
Gustavo Plotnikow
Principal investigator
Argentinian Intensive Care Society