Active clinical trials for "Critical Illness"

The aim of our study is to observe the intensive care course in 30-50 COVID-19 patients with regard to cardiovascular risk factors and biomarkers. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the cardiovascular risk and its impact on cardiovascular complications in COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. This study is designed to investigate correlations and to investigate factors influencing the course of the new viral disease COVID-19 in intensive care. Previous scientific findings are still rare due to the relevance of the disease, therefore this study is also explorative and not exclusively based on a hypothesis. The cardiovascular risk will be assessed upon admission to the intensive care unit and subsequently the course of biomarkers (see below) will be analysed in a cohort study (no, low and high cardiovascular risk).

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition associated with high morbidity and mortality. The breakdown of proteins mainly from skeletal muscles leads to the release of free amino acids (FAAs). The serum FAA pool has been repeatedly assessed and found to be significantly altered in patients with sepsis/septic shock. Sepsis is well known to be the most common factor contributing to the development of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients. The investigators want to establish the baseline profile of FAAs and their derivatives in patients with sepsis/septic shock undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy due to sepsis-associated acute kidney injury. Secondly, the investigators want to compare the FAA profiles of the survivors and nonsurvivors.

This is a prospective study that aims to assess the differences in point-of-care ultrasound assessment (POCUS) with portable and ultra-portable devices, using conventional vs artificial intelligence (AI) methodologies, performed by experienced vs inexperienced physicians, in critically ill patients.

In critically ill children with severe sepsis, neurophysiologic derangements often proceed undetected and can lead to irreversible brain injury causing neurocognitive and behavioral deficits. The etiology of these impairments is unclear, however, it is likely that some of this neural injury is preventable. The overarching goal for this study is to show that acute acquired structural and microstructural brain injury occurs in critically ill children with severe sepsis, and that this injury is related to neuropsychological deficits and impaired cerebral autoregulation (CAR). Subjects will complete Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging within 2-10 days of recognition of their severe sepsis. Subjects will undergo serial interrogation of CAR for up to 10 days. CAR will be determined by the correlation of arterial blood pressure with middle cerebral artery flow velocity measured by transcranial doppler ultrasonography and cerebral oximetry derived from near-infrared spectroscopy. Subjects will also participate in a neuropsychological evaluation 6 months after enrollment to evaluate multiple domains of behavior and cognition.

The prospective study will include 200 patients and 50 critically ill patients, who had an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan including the L3 level for any clinical reason. Ultrasound scans of the anterior thighs and forearms will be taken after the CT scan within 48 hours. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) will also be performed. In addition muscle strength, mobility, physical function and nutrition will be assessed. Primary outcome is the prediction of CT-based whole body muscle and fat volume and BIA-based fat and lean body mass from ultrasound-based muscle and fat thickness. Other secondary outcomes include the intra- and interrater reliability of the CT evaluation and ultrasound examination of muscle and fat mass. The relationship between clinical aspects (strength, mobility, physical function, nutrition) and whole body composition is another secondary outcome.

The objective of this study is to look at critical events in the pediatric operating room in a retrospective and now prospective fashion to determine if there are any trends such as age, presence of URI, type of surgery, type of airway, level of hands on provider, or other predictive markers associated these events so that we may gain some insight into perhaps reducing the incidence of these events or simply be more attune to the increased risks in certain situations.

Retrospective analysis of ferritin, outcome and HLH-criteria in critically ill patients.

This study assess the vital status, renal function and renal recovery of patients admitted to intensive care unit and requiring renal replacement therapy for acute kidney failure. Patient follow up is up to 3 years after ICU admission when possible.

It is proposed to carry out the study in three medical or surgical intensive care units (ICU) in the CHRU, Lille, and the CHU, Besançon. In all patients admitted to these ICU (see Figure 2), a corrected index of colonisation (CIC) will be determined and blood samples will be taken for genotyping of the lectins MBL, Dectin-1 and Galectin-3 and for serology. Over the duration of hospitalisation (on average 28 days) and weekly, fungal colonisation will be assessed in all patients (according to the CIC), and antibodies to yeast glycans will be determined by a simultaneous multiparametric analysis involving several families of natural or synthetic antigens, and the detection of circulating antigens (mannan and β-1,3 glucan).

This is an international observational cohort study on current aminoglycoside practices in intensive care units. Clinical and demographic data, dosing and therapeutic drug monitoring data will be collected during the first week of aminoglycoside (tobramycin, amikacin or gentamicin) administration in different countries over a year. A minimum of ten consecutive patients will be enrolled at each site.