Optimization of PK/PD Target Attainment for Ceftriaxone in Critically Ill Patients With Community-acquired...
PharmacokineticsCritical IllnessWP2.1. PK/PD target attainment Plasma exposure ELF exposure WP2.2. Predictive dosing algorithm WP2.3. ECMO subset
Standardization of Mid-Level Providers Using Point of Care Ultrasound to Diagnose Pediatric Pneumonia...
PneumoniaPediatric Disorder1 moreThe POCUS training program aims to bring sustainable, affordable access to POCUS to patients in need of diagnostic services in Uganda. This research study seeks to demonstrate that Clinical Officers (COs) in rural Uganda can be trained on POCUS for pediatric pneumonia, and that this training can be completed through remote monitoring and observation.
Drug Resistance Factors In Healthcare-associated Pneumonia
PneumoniaCritical IllnessRecently clinical guidelines categorize pneumonia in to three types: community, healthcare-associated, and hospital-acquired. Much of the existing research to describe the epidemiology of pneumonia in critically ill patients comes from single-center studies or from retrospective database analyses, which limit generalizability and lead to over-prescription of broad-spectrum antibacterial agents. This will be a prospective, multicenter epidemiological study to characterize pneumonia epidemiology in critically ill adult patients.
Association of Transcutaneous Pulse CO-oximetry With Inflammatory Lung Diseases
AsthmaAllergic Rhinitis2 moreThis is a pilot cross-sectional study of measured transcutaneous CO-oximetry in children with inflammatory and non-inflammatory conditions.
Epidemiology of Risk Factors for Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)...
Ventilator-Associated PneumoniaA retrospective, observational study compiled data from all consecutively admitted patients older than 18 years at ICU University Hospital in Olomouc in the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 who fulfilled the criteria of HAP. The aim was to determine the severity of the specific risk factors of early and late HAP. Risk factors were divided into factors from the patient and from the hospitalization. Furthermore, an assessment of their relationship to mortality.
Prognostic Biomarkers in Predicting Mortality in Respiratory Patients With Ventilator-Associated...
Ventilator Associated PneumoniaThe aim of this study is to evaluate prognostic efficiency RDW and NLR for mortality prediction in respiratory patients with VAP.
Lipid Kinetics of Patients With Pneumonia
Gram-negative BacteriaLipid Metabolism1 moreNonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli (NFGNB) are aerobic, non-motile, non-lactose fermenting, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive coccobacilli that pose a serious threat to critically ill patients. Primarily Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) and Acinetobacter baumannii (AB), are NFGNB which are potential multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens that are related to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). In Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli (NFGNB) infections, which are potential multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogens, pathogenesis is determined not only by bacterial virulence factors but more importantly by the interaction between bacteria and the host immune system. Thanks to their direct immunomodulatory properties, lipoproteins and lipids bind and neutralise toxic bacterial substances. During the acute phase response and inflammation, HDL presents significant structural and functional changes. This study was planned to evaluate the relationship between the changes of the serum lipid metabolism and other inflammation markers with the antimicrobial resistance status and the results in NFGNB VAP patients. Also, we aimed to investigate whether there is a difference in the clinical characteristics of the patients depending on the resistance profile of NFGNB.
Study of Pulmonary Infections (Pneumonia) in Kidney Transplant Recipients Admitted to Hospital
Kidney Transplant InfectionThe investigators aimed to identify prognosis factors associated with in-hospital complications and assess the epidemiology, management, and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia in a kidney transplant recipients' cohort. The investigators intend to identify each stay by a national database. Then they will be consulted by 2 clinicians to assert CAP clinical definition. After that radiographic evidence will be reviewed to validate CAP diagnoses. Then clinical data are collected in each center.
Use of Microscopy, Cultures and Molecular Biological Methods for Diagnosing Nosocomial Pneumonia...
Nosocomial PneumoniaNosocomial pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit is often not properly diagnosed mainly due to ongoing antimicrobial therapy. The study investigates the feasibility of more advanced diagnostic technics.
Assessment of Lung Inflammation With FDG PET/CT in COVID-19
COVID-19FDG PET/CT1 moreThe aim of the study was to assess the inflammatory status at the presumed peak of the inflammatory phase in non-critically ill patients requiring admission for COVID-19. Patients admitted with COVID-19 from March 27th to May 3rd, 2020 were prospectively enrolled. All patients had an initial chest CT-scan for diagnosis on admission and a second chest CT-scan for follow-up concomitant with a FDG PET/CT between day 6 and day 14 after the onset of symptoms.