NCT01388686

Prevalence of CVC-associated Sepsis and Use of Blood Cultures in Berlin - Brandenburg

Retrospective Analysis of Proven Bacteremia, CVC-associated Infections and Sepsis

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 13 (actual)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Structured web-based survey in selected hospitals with intensive care units in Berlin- Brandenburg to collect data on the overall number of blood cultures (used) and the prevalence of (positive blood cultures in patients with) CVC - associated sepsis.

Detailed description

The use of CVC represents one of the major risk factors for sepsis, a highly prevalent disease in ICUs. Blood cultures obtained prior to antibiotic administration are part of the SSC Resuscitation Bundle and essential for the outcome of the patient. The CDC criteria to diagnose sepsis do not take into account the overall number of blood cultures obtained and thus, lead to an underestimation of the true incidence of sepsis. Up to now, few data is available on the total number of blood cultures obtained and the relation to the incidence of sepsis in German ICUs.

Conditions

• Bacteremia

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-08-01
• Primary completion: 2010-12-01
• Completion: 2015-11-01
• First posted: 2011-07-07
• Last updated: 2016-11-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany