Clinical Trial: Structural and Microbiological Characterization of Arterial Catheter Biofilm in ICU's Patients Using Optical Coherence Tomography

U.S., Feb. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06838598) titled 'Structural and Microbiological Characterization of Arterial Catheter Biofilm in ICU's Patients Using Optical Coherence Tomography' on Aug. 21, 2024.

Brief Summary: 29.3% of bacteremias in intensive care units (ICU) are linked to vascular devices, including 7.7% to arterial catheters, with an influence on both morbility and mortality.

It is now accepted that biofilm as a role on bacterial development on inner surface of vascular devices but there is yet a lack of clinical relevant data documenting a causal relation between biofilm formation and bacteremias.

The investigators assume that a better structural and microbiological chara...