CompletedNot Applicable

The DIPOD Study (Diagnosis Improvement of Pneumonia by Organ Dysfunction)

France298 participantsStarted 2016-01

Plain-language summary

The place of analysis of organ dysfunction in relation to the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in intensive care is not yet defined.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients after cardiac/thoracic surgery with suspicion of HAP defined by the presence of the following criteria: * new onset of pulmonary infiltrates, * fever \>38,3°C, * increase in white blood cell (WBC) count * purulent tracheal secretions * but also: * increased use of catecholamine, * need of volemic expansion, * depletion inability, * confusion, * hepatic perturbation with increased gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)\>2N or alkaline phosphatase (ALP) \>1.5 N, or bilirubin \>1.5N, or aminotransferase (AST or ALT\>2 N). Exclusion Criteria: * child, * pregnancy, * end of life.

What they're measuring

Area under the ROC curve of the CPIS score

Timeframe: the previous 12 hours up to performance of pulmonary bacteriological samples

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02683122

SponsorCentre Chirurgical Marie Lannelongue

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2016-12

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