Dual-focus Survey With an Emphasis on Heated Humidification Systems
NCT Number: NCT06536972
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions: Survey, Family Life|Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Interventions: OTHER: knowledge
Sponsor: Argentinian Intensive Care Society
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 500
Study Design: Observational Model: |Time Perspective: p
Start Date: 2024-06-01
Completion Date: 2024-08-31
Locations: Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1280AED, Argentina

Summary:
Under normal circumstances the upper airway and respiratory tract play a crucial role in humidifying and warming inhaled air, a process known as inspired gas conditioning. This process is essential for effective gas conditioning and mitigating the potential risk of damaging the structure and function of the respiratory epithelium. Airway instrumentation, such as the use of an orotracheal tube or tracheostomy cannula, interferes with the physiological conditioning of inspired gas. Furthermore, the administration of cold, dry medical gases, together with the high flows experienced by patients under invasive mechanical ventilation (IVM) or non-invasive mechanical ventilation (NIMV), exacerbate this unfavorable condition. Therefore, the incorporation of an external device to condition the delivered gas becomes imperative, even in short-term interventions.

There are different devices to condition the inhaled gas, basically passive humidification systems (HMEF) and active (or heated) systems. Considering the humidification capacity and advantages and disadvantages, both passive and active systems are suitable for conditioning the inhaled gas.

The hyphotesis of this study is that health teams in Latin America have limited knowledge regarding humidification systems, both from the technical aspects of implementation and from the clinic.

OBJECTIVES

Primary aim:

Develop an instrument to evaluate knowledge about humidification systems among different health professionals in intensive care units (ICU).

Describe the knowledge about humidification systems among different health professionals in intensive care units (ICU).

Secondary aim:

Compare knowledge about humidification systems between different countries. Compare knowledge about humidification systems between different specialties. Compare knowledge about humidification systems in different age groups.

Primary Outcome Measures: Develop questionnaire named "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems", Develop an questionnaire to evaluate knowledge about humidification systems among different health professionals in intensive care units (ICU)., From April 1 to April 30|Describe the knowledge using the questionnaire previously developed, Measure the level of knowledge among different health professionals in ICU settings using the developed questionnaire named "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems". This assessment will include evaluating the understanding of the principles, usage, and maintenance of humidification systems., From June 1 to August 30
Secondary Outcome Measures: Compare knowledge about humidification systems between different countries using the questionnaire "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems", From June 1 to August 30|Describe and compare the knowledge about humidification systems between different specialties using the questionnaire "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems", Stratification by specialities for describe and compare the knowledge about humidification systems., From June 1 to August 30|Describe and compare knowledge about humidification systems in different age groups using the queationnaire "Double-Focus Survey with Emphasis on Active Heated Humidification Systems", Stratification by age for describe and compare the knowledge about humidification systems., From June 1 to August 30