Status:
COMPLETED
Early Tracheostomy in Ventilated Stroke Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Heidelberg University
Conditions:
Ischemic Stroke
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients with severe ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, who require mechanical ventilation, have a particularly bad prognosis. If they require long-term ventilation, their orotracheal tube needs to be,...
Detailed Description
Background: Tracheostomy is a common procedure in critical care patients. Advantages of a short tracheal tube compared to a long orotracheal one are the avoidance of laryngeal lesions and sinusitis, f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age \> 18 years
- informed consent from legal representative
- non-traumatic cerebrovascular disease
- Estimated ventilation need for at least 2 weeks
Exclusion
- age \< 18 years
- informed consent not obtainable
- intubated for more than 3 days
- death within 3 weeks likely
- severe chronic pulmonary disease
- severe chronic cardiac disease
- emergency situation
- intracranial pressure difficult to control
- need for a permanent tracheostoma
- contraindications for dilatative tracheostomy
- severe coagulopathy
- severe respiration difficulties
- intubation/extubation/tube exchange difficulties
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01261091
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
April 24 2014
Active Locations (1)
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NeuroIntensive Care Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany, D-69120