FBS-ASaP: Fibrobronchoscopy in ASpiration Pneumonia in the Emergency Department

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Conditions studied: Aspiration Pneumonia, Bronchoscopy

In brief

Non-Profit Prospective Observational Pilot Study The study will have an overall duration of 3 years, with patient enrollment starting after ethical committee approval. In this study, all patients with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia who require aspiration of secretions or ingesta in the Emergency Department will be considered. A registry will be created with the patients\' data, noting the type of procedure performed: laryngotracheal aspiration with a probe or with fibrobronchoscopy. This observational registry pilot study aims to evaluate the utility and adverse events related to the use of aspiration via videobronchoscopy performed in the Emergency Department and to compare the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing bronchoscopy with those treated only with blind laryngotracheal aspiration using a probe.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT06511583
Run by: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
People needed: 100
Starts: 2024-02-05
Expected to finish: 2027-03-05
Last updated by the study team: 2024-07-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

All adult patients who access the Emergency Department with a diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia and for whom the referring physician determines the need for aspiration of secretions or ingesta. Patients must have at least one of the following criteria
Radiological evidence of pneumonia (Chest X-ray/CT scan/Chest ultrasound)
Clinical diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia
Presence of secretions in the upper airways
Respiratory distress in a dysphagic patient
Need for oxygen therapy or need to increase FiO2 in patients already on home oxygen therapy

You may not qualify if…

Lack of consent
Age \&lt; 18 years
Pregnancy
Hemorrhagic diathesis
Malignant cardiac arrhythmias (VT, AV block excluding first-degree AV block)
Severe airway obstruction

Where it is running

AOU Careggi — Florence, Tuscany/Italy, Italy (enrolling)

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