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Continuous Control of Tracheal Cuff Pressure and Microaspiration in Critically Ill Patients
Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille
Summary
We hypothesized that continuous control of tracheal cuff pressure would reduce microaspiration of gastric content as determined by pepsin level in tracheal aspirate.
Official title: Phase 4 Study of Continuous Control of Tracheal Cuff Pressure and Microaspiration in Critically Ill Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
122
Start Date
2009-10
Completion Date
2010-12
Last Updated
2026-04-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Continuous control of cuff pressure
Continuous control of cuff pressure using a pneumatic device (Nosten, Leved, France)
Manual control of cuff pressure
Manual control of cuff pressure is a routine practice in ICU patients
Locations (1)
ICU, Calmette Hospital, University Hospital of Lille
Lille, Nord, France