Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Current guidelines recommend Routine daily chest radiographs (CXRs) for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICUs). However, some ICUs have shifted to an On-demand strategy, in which this CXR is only prescribed if warranted by the patient's status at the morning physical examination. Here the investigators compared Routine and On-demand strategies in 21 French ICUs. The working hypothesis was that CXR prescriptions would fall by at least 20% with the On-demand strategy, with no reduction in quality of care.
Based on a cluster-randomized two-period two-strategies cross-over design, respectively 11 and 10 participating ICUs applied the Routine and On-demand strategies during the first period, each enrolling 20 consecutive patients requiring mechanical ventilation for at least two days. Each ICUs applied then applied the alternative strategy during the second period, again enrolling 20 consecutive patients.
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Routine strategy of chest radiograph prescription | ||
| 2 | On-demand strategy of chest radiograph prescription |
Not provided
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Average number of chest radiographs per patient-day during mechanical ventilation | Every patient-day during mechanical ventilation. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Mortality rate in ICU | During the inpatient stay in ICU | |
| Average length of stay | During the inpatient stay in ICU | |
| Average duration of mechanical ventilation |
Not provided
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
All newly admitted adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation at the time of the morning visit in ICU
Not provided
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bertrand GUIDET, MD PhD | Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopital Saint-Antoine | Paris | Paris | 75012 | France |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19896184 | Derived | Hejblum G, Chalumeau-Lemoine L, Ioos V, Boelle PY, Salomon L, Simon T, Vibert JF, Guidet B. Comparison of routine and on-demand prescription of chest radiographs in mechanically ventilated adults: a multicentre, cluster-randomised, two-period crossover study. Lancet. 2009 Nov 14;374(9702):1687-93. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61459-8. Epub 2009 Nov 4. |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D053120 | Respiratory Aspiration |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012120 | Respiration Disorders |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
Not provided
| During the inpatient stay in ICU |
| Number of radiographs with new findings leading to therapeutic or diagnostic interventions | During the inpatient stay in ICU |