Prophylactic Bronchoscopy After Inhalation Injury in Burn Patients

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Conditions studied: Inhalation Injury, Pneumonitis, Pneumonia

In brief

The investigators hypothesize that the scheduled use of bronchoscopy on a regular basis after inhalation injury in burn patients will improve outcome by providing pulmonary hygiene, decrease the incidence of pneumonia, and detect pneumonia earlier than standard treatment without bronchoscopy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00997555

Run by

Hurley Medical Center

People needed

28

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2012-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any burned patient arriving intubated on mechanical ventilation OR requiring mechanical ventilation within 48 hours of admission AND
• > 18 years old AND
• patient believed to be able to survive more than 48 hours after arrival (not likely to be made DNR or comfort care) including:
• any methamphetamine explosion or
• any burn associated with fire (not chemical) of the face or blast injury to the face or
• confined in a burning space for more than 10 minutes or
• any burn with carbonaceous material around the nose or mouth or
• any burn > 15% TBSA associated with fire (not chemical) or
• any burn associated with an explosion in a confined space.

You may not qualify if…

• Likely to die within 48 hours based upon severity of injury.
• Less than 18 years old.
• Burned patient transferred to our facility already on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours.
• Patient already on antibiotics for another reason.

Where it is running

• Hurley Medical Center — Flint, Michigan, United States

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