CompletedNot Applicable

Ventilator-Associated Events: Prevalence, Outcome and Preventability

400 participantsStarted 2013-02

Plain-language summary

The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of ventilator-associated events (VAE). To analyze the patients profile, morbidity and mortality compared to patients who did not develope VAE. The preventability of VAE will be assessed by comparing the percentage of adherence to the bundle of preventive measures among patients who developed and did not develope VAE.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted to a medical and a surgical ICUs over a 3-year period aged above 18 years and submitted to mechanical ventilation for at least 4 days. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients aged bellow 18 years and those that remained under mechanical ventilation less than 4 days.

What they're measuring

Number of patients who developed ventilator-associated events

Timeframe: 1 year

All cause Mortality

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02977676

SponsorHospital Sao Domingos

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2016-01

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