NCT01792258

Procedures and Follow-up of Percutaneous Tracheostomy in Intensive Care Unit

Procedures, Complications and Follow-up of Percutaneous Tracheostomies in Intensive Care Unit

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Genova · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 82 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Tracheostomy is worldwide performed in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). According to the current literature, indication for percutaneous tracheostomy (PDT) in ICU are: difficult prolonged weaning, prolonged mechanical ventilation, loss of airway reflex, copious secretions, upper airway obstruction. Many studies have focused on the comparison between different PDT techniques and complication. The aim of our study is to evaluate the procedural features, complications, ICU mortality, quality of life, post-discharge mortality of patients undergoing different PDT techniques performed in ICU.

Conditions

• Acute Respiratory Failure
• Neurological Disease
• Heart Failure

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Percutaneous tracheostomy	Percutaneous tracheostomies will be performed with the kit commercially available in the current clinical practice.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-06-01
• Primary completion: 2016-02-01
• Completion: 2017-01-01
• First posted: 2013-02-15
• Last updated: 2016-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy