Active clinical trials for "Pneumonia"

Assess prevalence of anemia among pneumonic children aged two months up to two years.

Long term follow up of patients included in a randomized controlled trial evaluating awake prone positioning among patients suffering SARS-CoV2 pneumonia (NCT04358939)

Medical condition or disease under investigation: Oromaxillofacial surgery in head and neck cancer Purpose of research: Retrospective data analysis identifying hospital acquired pneumonia in patients who undergo temporary tracheostomy with oromaxillofacial surgery and free flap reconstruction Primary objective: Undertake an adequately powered, robustly designed observational cohort study that describes the rates of hospital acquired pneumonia in patients who undergo a tracheostomy and those that undergo overnight intubation during oromaxillofacial surgery for HNC. Secondary objective: To investigate whether smoking history, respiratory history (COPD, asthma) or size of tumour are associated with an increased risk of developing hospital acquired pneumonia. Number of Subjects/Patients: 193 Study Type: Observational cohort Main Inclusion Criteria: Patients who underwent oromaxillofacial resection with free flap reconstruction and tracheostomy from 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018. Patients who underwent oromaxillofacial resection with free flap reconstruction and with overnight intubation from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2014 Statistical Methodology and Analysis: A power calculation has been used to determine the sample size required for statistical analysis of data. Statistical significance for rates of HAP will be tested between the two groups.

objective of LUNG-I3 study is to assess the quantitative and functional differences in cells between blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid after an infection, with a special focus on alveolar macrophages and neutrophils

The infection of COVID-19 has caused serious threat to the life and health of all mankind and increased huge economic burden. According to the current statistics, the incidence of pulmonary fibrosis after COVID-19 infection is about 27.7% -87%, 81% of severe patients and 37% of moderate patients have residual lung lesions, and 53% of patients still have residual lung abnormalities one year after infection, resulting in restrictive pulmonary dysfunction and affecting the health and life of patients. Therefore, it is very important to study the diagnostic and prognostic markers of pulmonary fibrosis after infection of COVID-19. At present, relevant studies have been carried out on imagomics and serum proteomics of pulmonary fibrosis after COVID-19 infection, and serum biomarkers and imagomics marker models for diagnosing pulmonary fibrosis after COVID-19 pneumonia have been developed. However, there are few studies combining imageomics and serum proteomics, and the mechanism of pulmonary fibrosis after COVID-19 has not been fully clarified. In this study, it is planned to recruit patients with moderate, severe and critical COVID-19 pneumonia infection, collect venous blood from subjects, and perform chest HRCT follow-up. Blood samples were screened by proteomics and verified by expanded samples to screen diagnostic and prognostic markers of pulmonary fibrosis after COVID-19 infection. At the same time, based on deep learning technology, a model was developed to predict the occurrence and prognosis of pulmonary fibrosis after infection of COVID-19 combined with clinical characteristics, serum markers and AI imagomics, so as to provide ideas for further elucidating the mechanism of occurrence and development of pulmonary fibrosis after infection of COVID-19.

This household-based prospective cohort study aims to stablish the household transmission of Respiratory syncytial virus and S. pneumoniae especially in the elderly and infants/children as well as inter-relationship between S. pneumoniae and Respiratory syncytial virus.

This is a prospective interventional study to assess laboratory testing which will identify the microbial cause of pneumonia. This, in turn, will allow targeted antimicrobial agent selection for patients with community acquired-pneumonia (CAP). Hypothesis: 1) To determine if Targeted strategy is non-inferior to Empiric therapy with respect to outcome endpoints. 2) To assess the use of innovative POC tests allows targeted narrow-spectrum antimicrobial therapy. 3) To determine if Targeted strategy is superior to Empiric therapy in patients with viral pneumonia

Postoperative pneumonia is a major complication in patients undergoing thoracic surgery. It leads to considerable morbidity and contributes to perioperative morbidity. There is evidence in literature that supports the use of strategies for improved oral hygiene and specialized endotracheal tubes in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in mechanically ventilated patients. This study aims at utilizing a combination of these interventions in the perioperative period in patients undergoing planned thoracic surgical procedures.

To measure the speed of bacterial eradication from the respiratory tract after administration of azithromycin or telithromycin.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia and late complications by comparing two different cannulas and two different percutaneous tracheostomy techniques.