Status:

COMPLETED

Taper-shaped Cuff Endotracheal Tube Against Respiratory Infections

Lead Sponsor:

Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere

Collaborating Sponsors:

Association pour la Recherche et la Formation en Anesthésie Analgésie Réanimation

Conditions:

Postoperative Pneumonia

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The incidence of postoperative pneumonia after aortic surgery reaches 60%. In experimental lung model, endotracheal tube with taper-shaped cuff has been shown to decrease microaspiration. This effect ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 ans
  • Elective aortic surgery
  • Admission in ICU after aortic surgery

Exclusion

  • Tracheostomized patients

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

162 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01457248

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

June 1 2014

Last Update

July 3 2014

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Réanimation polyvalente, Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière

Paris, France, 75013