Clinical Characteristics and Epidemiology of Chronic Critically Ill Patients in China
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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
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Critically Ill. 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
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
This study aims to enroll chronic critically ill patients in ICU to investigate the epidemiology of chronic critically ill in China and identify risk factors of poor outcomes among those patients. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the one year mortality of chronic critically ill patients in China? We conduct semi-structured telephone follow-ups to investigate the long-term outcomes of chronic critically ill patients.
Primary outcome measures
- one year mortality [Time frame: one year]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
\- Must meet: Age greater than 18 years old; Stay in ICU for 8 days or more.
Meet any of the following criteria:
Tracheotomy; Continuous mechanical ventilation for over 96 hours; Multiple organ failure; Sepsis or severe infection; Severe trauma; Severe brain injury;
Exclusion criteria
\- Refusing to accept follow-up; Patients who have been lost to follow-up;
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
- West China Hospital of Sichuan University — Chengdu
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07372742 · 2026-01-12