Pediatric Ventilatory Care in Finland 2010

NCT01348295 — Completed, 210 participants, University of Oulu

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Registry	NCT01348295
Status	Completed
Study type	Observational
Enrollment	210 (Actual)
Sponsor	University of Oulu (Other)
Conditions	Mechanical Ventilation, Children, Neonates, Pediatric Intensive Care
Interventions	Observation (Other)
Dates	start 2010-03-01, primary completion 2010-12-01, completion 2010-12-01, first posted 2011-05-05, last updated 2011-05-05
Locations	1 site in Finland

-Summary

This observational study includes questionnaires send to doctors in all units treating pediatric patients with mechanical ventilation in Finland. Additionally all units treating pediatric patients with mechanical ventilation are invited to perform a quality control-like follow up for 3 months. Patient identity data is not collected, and no interventions to treatment are made.

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+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
Mechanically ventilated children		Other: Observation	All children under 16 years of age who are needing mechanical ventilation for any reason.

Observation (Other): No interventions are made. The purpose of the study is to find out current practices used in pediatric mechanical ventilation.

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

The duration of mechanical ventilation [1-2000 hours]: Compare the duration of mechanical ventilation in different units in Finland

Secondary outcomes

Ventilator parameters [1-2000hours]: Comparison of ventilator parameters used during mechanical ventilation of children in pediatric-, neonatal- and adult intensive care units.

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: any to 16 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

* Age under 16 years
* Mechanical ventilation during the follow up period

+Locations (1)

Facility	City	Country	Status
University Hospital of Oulu	Oulu, North Ostrobothnia	Finland