Mechanical Ventilation Epidemiology in Argentina. (EpVAr2019)

October 21, 2020 updated by: Gustavo Plotnikow, Argentinian Intensive Care Society

Mechanical Ventilation Epidemiology in Argentina. EpVAr Multicenter Study.

How is the epidemiology of mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care units of Argentina?

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Detailed Description

Mechanical ventilation is an indispensable tool in life support and one of the interventions that characterizes intensive care units (ICU).

Epidemiological studies have allowed us to improve knowledge and optimize the treatment of patients with acute respiratory failure.

In Latin America the epidemiological data of mechanical ventilation is poor.

Primary goal of this national, observational, prospective, multicentric epidemiological study: to analyze the survival and describe epidemiological features of patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Units of Argentina.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

950

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Avellaneda, Argentina
        • Hospital Fiorito
      • Avellaneda, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Norte SRL
      • Bahía Blanca, Argentina
        • Hospital Italiano Regional del Sur
      • Bahía Blanca, Argentina
        • Hospital privado Dr Raul Matera
      • Bariloche, Argentina
        • Hospital Area Programa Bariloche "Ramón Carrillo"
      • Buenos AIres, Argentina
        • Hospital Sírio Libanês
      • Buenos AIres, Argentina
        • Hospital Universitario UAI
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Aleman
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Clínica Bazterrica
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • HOSPITAL DE CLINICAS JOSE DE SAN MARTIN
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Instituto Argentino de Diagnostico y Tratamiento
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Fernandez
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Santojanni
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Anchorena
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio de los Arcos
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Mater Dei
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio de la Trinidad Mitre
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Clinica Adventista Belgrano
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Ramos Mejia
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Cemic H.U. Pombo
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • CEMIC H.U. Saavedra
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Clínica La Sagrada Familia
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Clínica y Maternidad Suizo Argentina
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Clínica Zabala
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Clínica Pasteleros
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Complejo Medico de la Policia Federal Churruca Visca
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Cínica de los Virreyes
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Alvarez
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital de Rehabilitación Respiratoria María Ferrer
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital de Trauma y Emergencia Dr. Federico Abete
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Dr D. Velez Sarsfield
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Francisco Javier Muñiz
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Generall de Agudos Dr Cosme Argerich
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Naval Pedro Mallo
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Piñero
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Santojanni SRS
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro-UTI 1
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro-UTI 2
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • HZGA Dr alberto Balestrini
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Instituto de Trasplante y Alta Complejidad
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Instituto Lanari
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Instituto Médico de Alta Complejidad
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Colegiales
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio de la Trinidad Palermo
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Finochietto
      • Buenos Aires, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Otamendi
      • Carmen de Patagones, Argentina
        • Hospital Municipal de Agudos Dr. Pedro Ecay
      • Cañuelas, Argentina
        • Htal de alta complejidad cuenca alta SAMIC
      • Chacabuco, Argentina
        • Hospital Municipal del Carmen de Chacabuco
      • Chivilcoy, Argentina
        • Hospital de Chivilcoy
      • Cipolletti, Argentina
        • Policlinico Modelo Cipolletti
      • Ciudadela, Argentina
        • Hospital Carrillo de Ciudadela
      • Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
        • Clinica del Valle
      • Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
        • Hospital Regional V Sanguinetti
      • Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina
        • Hospital Zonal Alvear
      • Concepción Del Uruguay, Argentina
        • Hospital Justo José de Urquiza
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Hospital Privado de Cordoba
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Clinica Chutro
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Clínica Santa María
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Clinica Universitaria Reina Fabiola
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Hospital Italiano
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Hospital Misericordia Nuevo Siglo
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Hospital San Roque
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Allende Cerro
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Allende Nueva Córdoba
      • Cordoba, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Privado del Intenterio SRL
      • Corrientes, Argentina
        • Hospital Escuela Gral José de San Martín
      • Corrientes, Argentina
        • Instituto de Cardiologia Juana Francisca Cabral
      • Córdoba, Argentina
        • Hospital Córdoba
      • Córdoba, Argentina
        • Hospital Municipal Principe de Asturias
      • Córdoba, Argentina
        • Hospital Publico Provincial de la Ciudad de Córdoba
      • Formosa, Argentina
        • Hospital Central de Formosa
      • General Roca, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Juan XXIII
      • González Catán, Argentina
        • Hospital Simplemente Evita
      • Granadero Baigorria, Argentina
        • Hospital Eva Perón
      • Haedo, Argentina
        • Hospital Profesor Dr Luis Guemes
      • Junín, Argentina
        • Clínica la pequeña Familia
      • La Pampa, Argentina
        • Clínica Argentina
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • Instituto Medico Platense
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • HIEA y C "San Juan de Dios"
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • HIGA San Martín de La Plata
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • HIGA San Roque
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • Hospital Español
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • Hospital Italiano de la Plata
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • Ipensa
      • La Plata, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Adventista del Plata
      • Lomas De Zamora, Argentina
        • HIGA Luisa Cravenna de Gandulfo
      • Mar Del Plata, Argentina
        • Clinica 25 de Mayo
      • Mar Del Plata, Argentina
        • HIGA Dr Oscar Alende
      • Mendoza, Argentina
        • Hospital Central
      • Mendoza, Argentina
        • Clínica Santa María
      • Mendoza, Argentina
        • Clinica Sociedad Española de Socorros Mutuos de Mendoza
      • Mendoza, Argentina
        • Hospital del Carmen
      • Mendoza, Argentina
        • Hospital Luis C Lagomaggiore
      • Mendoza, Argentina
        • Hospital Santa Isabel de Hungría
      • Merlo, Argentina
        • Hospital Eva Perón
      • Monte Grande, Argentina
        • Clinica Monte Grande
      • Moreno, Argentina
        • HZGA Mariano y Luciano de la Vega
      • Morón, Argentina
        • Hospital de Morón
      • Morón, Argentina
        • Hospital Nacional A. Posadas
      • Morón, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Clínica Modelo de Moron
      • Necochea, Argentina
        • Hospital Municipal Emilio Ferreyra
      • Neuquén, Argentina
        • Clinica CMIC
      • Neuquén, Argentina
        • Clínica Pasteur
      • Neuquén, Argentina
        • Clínica San Agustín
      • Olivos, Argentina
        • Clinica Olivos
      • Paraná, Argentina
        • Hospital Militar Regional de Parana
      • Pergamino, Argentina
        • HIGA San Jose de Pergamino
      • Pilar, Argentina
        • Hospital Universitario Austral
      • Pinamar, Argentina
        • Hospital Municipal de Pinamar
      • Posadas, Argentina
        • Hospital Escuela de Agudos Dr. Ramón Madariaga
      • Posadas, Argentina
        • Hospital Público Autogestión SAMIC el Dorado
      • Puerto Iguazu, Argentina
        • Hospital de Autogestión Samic Iguazú
      • Puerto Madryn, Argentina
        • Sanatorio de la Ciudad S.R.L
      • Quilmes, Argentina
        • Sanatorio de la Trinidad Quilmes
      • Ramos Mejía, Argentina
        • Sanatorio de la Trinidad Ramos Mejía
      • Reconquista, Argentina
        • Hospital central Reconquista
      • Resistencia, Argentina
        • Hospital Dr. Julio Perrando
      • Rosario, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Parque
      • Rosario, Argentina
        • Hospital Espanol de Rosario
      • Rosario, Argentina
        • Policlinico PAMI 1
      • Rosario, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Mapaci
      • Salta, Argentina
        • Hospital del Sr. del Milagro
      • Salta, Argentina
        • Hospital Papa Francisco
      • Salta, Argentina
        • Hospital Publico de Auogestión Dr Arturo Oñativia
      • Salta, Argentina
        • HPGD San Bernardo
      • San Fernando, Argentina
        • HIGA Petrona V. de Cordero de San Fernando
      • San Fernando Del Valle De Catamarca, Argentina
        • Instituto Medico de la Comunidad
      • San Isidro, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Las Lomas
      • San Isidro, Argentina
        • Sanatorio de la Trinidad San Isidro
      • San Juan, Argentina
        • Centro de Cuidados Intensivos
      • San Juan, Argentina
        • Clinica Santa Clara de la Porvincia de San Juan
      • San Juan, Argentina
        • Hospital Dr Guillermo Rawson
      • San Juan, Argentina
        • Hospital Público descentralizado Dr. Marcial Vicente Quiroga.
      • San Justo, Argentina
        • Hospital Italiano de San Justo
      • San Luis, Argentina
        • Hospital Madre Catalina
      • San Luis, Argentina
        • Hospital San Luis
      • San Miguel De Tucumán, Argentina
        • Hospital Centro de Salud Zenón Santillán
      • San Miguel De Tucumán, Argentina
        • Hospital de clínica Presidente Doctor Nicolas Avellaneda
      • San Salvador De Jujuy, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Lavalle
      • San Salvador De Jujuy, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Nuestra Sra del Rosario
      • Santa Fe, Argentina
        • Htal Cullen de Santa Fe
      • Santa Fe, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Español
      • Santa Fe, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Santa Fé
      • Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
        • Centro Integral de Salud Banda
      • Santiago Del Estero, Argentina
        • Hospital regional Dr. Ramon Carrillo
      • Tandil, Argentina
        • Hospital Ramón Santamarina
      • Temperley, Argentina
        • Sanatorio Juncal
      • Ushuaia, Argentina
        • Hospital Regional de Ushuaia
      • Venado Tuerto, Argentina
        • Hospital Nodal Dr. Alejandro Gutierrez
      • Vicente López, Argentina
        • Hospital Houssay
      • Viedma, Argentina
        • Hospital Artemides Zatti

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All adult patients who require mechanical ventilation for at least 12 hours in the argentinians ICU will be enrolled.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • ICU patients requiring Mechanical Ventilation at least for 12 hours
  • ICU patients who initiate Mechanical Ventilation in the Operation Room or the Emergency Room
  • ICU patients who initiate Mechanical Ventilation in other institution.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients under 18 years old
  • Patients in Pediatric ICU
  • Patients in Coronary ICU
  • Patients without requirements of Mechanical Ventilation
  • Patients who have been discharged from ICU and re-enter during the enrollment period

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Survival in the ICU
Time Frame: Up to 28 days after the enrollment
"Survival in the ICU" will be measured as YES or NO at day 28 after the enrollment.
Up to 28 days after the enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Main reason of Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
Time Frame: 1 day
  1. Acute respiratory failure in patient with chronic respiratory failure: A)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, B) Asthma, C) Other Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Cystic Fibrosis, Interstitial disease).
  2. Acute Respiratory Failure: A) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, B) Postoperative, C) Acute Heart Failure, D) Aspiration, E) Pneumonia, F) Sepsis, G) Trauma, H) Cardiac arrest, I)Others.
  3. Coma: A)Metabolic, B)Overdose, Intoxication, C)Stroke, D)Brain trauma.
  4. Neuromuscular disease
1 day
Ventilatory Modes and setting
Time Frame: Up to 10 days
Volume Control Ventilation, Pressure Control Ventilation, Pressure Support Ventilation, Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation, Other (Proportional Assist Ventilation, Neurally Adjusted Ventilation, Airway Pressure Release Ventilation)
Up to 10 days
Tidal Volume
Time Frame: Up to 10 days
Set tidal volume in mililiters
Up to 10 days
Weaning and mortality
Time Frame: Up to 28 days
Weaning characteristics and outcome of the patient in terms of mortality.
Up to 28 days
Noninvasive ventilation during weaning and mortality
Time Frame: Up to 28 days
The use of NIV during weaning and the outcome of the patient in terms of mortality
Up to 28 days
Incidence of delirium
Time Frame: Up to 28 days
Delirium measured with the CAM- ICU.
Up to 28 days
Incidence of ICU acquired weakness
Time Frame: Up to 28 days
Periphereal muscle weakness measured with MRC defined as a total value of less than 48 points.
Up to 28 days
Incidence of tracheostomy
Time Frame: Up to 28 days
Presence of tracheostomy
Up to 28 days
Sedation and analgesia in mechanical ventilation
Time Frame: Up to 28 days
Implementation of sedation and analgesia during the period of mechanical ventilation.
Up to 28 days
Peak Pressure
Time Frame: Up to 10 days
Monitored Peak Pressure in centimeters of water
Up to 10 days
Plateau Pressure
Time Frame: Up to 10 days
Monitored Plateau Pressure in centimeters of water
Up to 10 days
Applied PEEP
Time Frame: Up to 10 days
Set PEEP in centimeters of water
Up to 10 days
Total PEEP
Time Frame: Up to 10 days
Monitored total PEEP in centimeters of water
Up to 10 days
Driving Pressure
Time Frame: Up to 10 days
Monitored Driving Pressure in centimeters of water as the difference between Total PEEP and Plateau Pressure in centimeters of water
Up to 10 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gustavo Plotnikow, RT, Sanatorio Anchorena

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 9, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 25, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

September 27, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 22, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 21, 2020

Last Verified

October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • EpVAr

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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