Clinical trials: Administration of Antibiotics in Intensive Care Units
Early Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Duration of Antibiotic Treatment for Early VAP (DATE) Trial
Hypothesis: 4 days of antibiotic therapy, as compared to 8 days, is equally effective and results in decreased antibiotic exposure among surgical ICU patients with early VAP.
- Trial name
- DATE (NCT01994980)
- Testing
- Default 4 days antibiotic therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Sepsis, Procalcitonin
Impact of a Procalcitonin Testing and Treatment Algorithm on Antibiotic Use and Outcomes in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The timely use of antibiotics can reduce morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infections, particularly in the intensive care unit setting (ICU).
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Procalcitonin, Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Trial name
- ProPICU (NCT03440918)
- Testing
- Procalcitonin-Guided Antimicrobial Stewardship, Baseline Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center