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A Clinical Cohort Study of Pneumonia in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit

— Observational Pneumonia

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: pneumonia.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Pneumonia. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
China
Next step
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Overview

From 2003 when Severe Acute Respiratory Syndromes (SARS) appeared，many new types of respiratory viruses emerge in endlessly. Therefore, the epidemiology and the clinical character has changed quietly, especially severe pneumonia. This cohort study aim to obtain the contents of severe pneumonia patients in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU). Through the clinical data analysis, the investigators could get the information of the pneumonia caused by different reasons, such as morbidity and mortality, risk factors, clinical symptoms and radiographic changes, the respiratory support parameter and so on. The investigators hope the result could guide them do the clinical work of severe pneumonia better in the future.

Interventions

  • Other pneumonia

Primary outcome measures

  • the mortality caused by any reasons in RICU [Time frame: one years]
  • the morbidity caused by any reasons in RICU [Time frame: one years]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • the symptoms description of pneumonia caused by any reasons in RICU [Time frame: the first 48hours after admitted in RICU]
  • the respiratory support of pneumonia caused by any reasons in RICU [Time frame: the first 5 days after admitted in RICU]
  • the treatment options of pneumonia caused by any reasons in RICU [Time frame: 3 weeks]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • admit in RICU because of pneumonia of any causes
  • anticipated length of hospital stay more than 72h

Exclusion criteria

  • admit in RICU because of other causes except pneumonia
  • do not agree to join this study
  • admit in RICU for the second time
  • anticipated length of hospital stay less than 72h

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

China · 1 center
  • Department of respiratory and critical care medicine,Beijing Chao-yang Hospital — Beijing

Identifiers

NCT: NCT02738645 · Pneumonia RICU

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗