Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03137719
Infections in Hospitalized Cirrhotic Patients
Infections and Other Complications of Cirrhosis: A Prospective Multi-Center Study
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 385 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
Hospitalized cirrhotic patients are at high risk of complications and adverse outcomes. This study aims to determine the current practice and outcomes in these following areas: 1. Community-acquired infections 2. Nosocomial infections 3. Development of second infections 4. Factors predicting ICU care, organ failure, death, and disability 5. Patterns and adequacy of albumin use in infected and non-infected patients 6. Per and post-liver transplant outcomes 7. Quality-assurance and adequacy of management of complications of cirrhosis such as hepatic encephalopathy, variceal bleeding, hyponatremia, and hypernatremia 8. Regional variations in outcomes and therapeutic strategies
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2011-01-01
- Primary completion
- 2020-02-26
- Completion
- 2020-02-26
- First posted
- 2017-05-03
- Last updated
- 2020-08-28
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03137719. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.