Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00447239
The Effect of Intensive Insulin Therapy
The Effect of Intensive Insulin Therapy on the Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Surgical Critically Ill Patients
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 117 (planned)
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Aim. To determine whether the maintenance of normoglycemia decreases the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), reduces its treatment period and the length of stay in the intensive care unit. Methods. Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. We enrolled 117 mechanically ventilated trauma (71) and abdominal (46) surgical patients, older than 18, of both sex. In 57 patients (strict glucose control group) we aimed to maintain the blood glucose level between 4.4 and 6. 1 mmol/L, while in 60 patients (standard glucose control group) it was maintained between 7.8 and 10.0 mmol/L, with the use of continues insulin infusion. Insulin dose adjustments were based on measurements of glucose in capillary blood sample. Key words: surgical patients; mechanical ventilation; pneumonia; blood glucose; insulin infusion; hospital stay
Detailed description
see brief summary
Conditions
- the Maintenance of Normoglycemia
- the Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
- Treatment Period in the Intensive Care Unit
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | glucontrol (insulin therapy) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2004-09-01
- Completion
- 2006-07-01
- First posted
- 2007-03-14
- Last updated
- 2008-10-24
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Slovenia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00447239. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.