CompletedNot Applicable

Assessment of the Diagnostic Capacity of the Mini-broncho Alveolar Lavage Performed Through a Suction Catheter

France36 participantsStarted 2009-02

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to develop a safe and effective technique to take sample for lower respiratory tract cultures easy to perform in conditions of acute respiratory failure and spontaneous ventilation for patients admitted in intensive care unit for acute infectious pneumonia and non intubated. The investigators perform sample collection with a mini bronchoalveolar lavage catheter introduced by nasotracheal way through a suction catheter. The purpose of the study is to assess the microbiological diagnostic capacity of this new technique.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18 * Radiological diagnosis of pneumonia (community acquired or nosocomial) * No microbiological diagnosis known * Indication for culture of lower respiratory tract * Admission in intensive care unit required Exclusion Criteria: * Age lower than 18 * Bronchospasm * Coagulopathy ( Platelets count below 100 000/mm3, prothrombin time less than 50%, activated partial thromboplastin time ratio higher than 2) * Intubation with mechanical ventilation * Known microbiological diagnosis * Incapacity for consenting himself to the study

What they're measuring

The primary outcome measure is the rate of positive microbiological culture

Timeframe: one year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00763620

SponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-06

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