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- Clinical Trial NCT03267693
Gastrointestinal Complications in Association With Oropharyngeal and Respiratory Infections in Mechanical Ventilation
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Hospital acquired or nosocomial infections continue to be an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The critically ill patient is at particular risk of developing intensive care unit acquired infection, with the lungs being especially vulnerable. Nosocomial bacterial pneumonia occurring after two days of mechanical ventilation is referred to as ventilator associated pneumonia, and is the most common nosocomial infection seen in the intensive care unit. Intubation of the trachea and mechanical ventilation is associated with a 7-fold to 21-fold increase in the incidence of pneumonia and up to 28% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation will develop this complication. Its development is associated with an attributable increase in morbidity and mortality. Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as nosocomial pneumonia occurring in a patient after 48 hours of mechanical ventilation via a tracheal or tracheostomy tube. It is commonly classified as either early onset (occurring within 96 hours of start of mechanical ventilation) or late onset (.96 hours after start of mechanical ventilation). It is a common condition, difficult to diagnose accurately, and expensive to treat. Its development prolongs a patient's stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Most cases seem to result from aspiration of pathogenic material that commonly colonises the oropharyngeal airways of the critically ill. Simple measures to decrease the incidence of aspiration or reduce the burden of colonisation of the oropharynx may aid in the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia. VAP is the infection that occurs 48 hours after intubation, which was not incubated during the period of the patient's admission, and 72 hours after extubation.
The gastrointestinal tract is believed to play an important role in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), because during critical illness the stomach often is colonized with enteric Gram-negative bacteria. These are the same bacteria that frequently are isolated from the sputum of patients with VAP.
This is known as the "gastropulmonary hypothesis" and it postulates the following sequence. First, the stomach is colonized by potentially pathogenic microorganisms, either from an exogenous source (contaminated liquid injected into a nasogastric tube), or from an endogenous source (Detection of gastrointestinal complications in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients and its relation to oropharyngeal and respiratory infections in relation to oropharyngeal and gastric PH duodenogastric reflux). This is followed by retrograde colonization of the oropharynx . Finally, the lower respiratory tract is colonized from sustained microaspiration of contaminated oropharyngeal (or gastric) secretions around the endotracheal tube cuff.
The Role of Gastric pH on the Incidence of VAP
Under fasting conditions, gastric sterility is maintained by an acidic pH. Clinical evidence suggests that a gastric pH of 3.5 prevents bacterial colonization, whereas a pH 4.0 is associated with clinically important bacterial colonization and a higher incidence of nosocomial pneumonia.
Critically-ill patients with either respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation or coagulopathy are at increased risk for clinically important, stress-related GI bleeding .This has been associated with a significantly higher mortality rate, compared to patients without evidence of bleeding (48.5 vs 9.1%, p _ 0.001).
Giving that such patients show an increasing risk of important gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, stress-ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) has been recommended for the prevention of upper GI hemorrhage. SUP strategy rely on drugs that block the secretion of gastric acid and increase the gastric pH (histamine-2-receptor antagonists - H2RA, and proton pump inhibitor - PPI) and those that does not alter gastric pH (sucralfate). The increase of gastric pH leads to bacterial overgrowth and potential colonization of trachea determining a higher risk of VAP.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Menna Allah Gamal Said, BSC
- Phone Number: 01028153777
- Email: menna1992@hotmail.com
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- all critically ill mechanically ventilated patients between 18 and 70 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients take drugs affect gastric and oropharyngeal PH such as antacids, proton pump inhibitors, H2 receptor antagonists
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Observational Models: Other
- Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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measurement of gastric and oropharyngeal ph in mechanically ventilated patients
Time Frame: 30 minutes
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correlation between gastric and oropharyngeal ph and presence of gastrointestinal and respiratory complications in mechanically ventilated patients
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30 minutes
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Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Gastrointestinal tract and VAP
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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