18 and older, any sex, with Parenteral Nutrition or Blood Stream Infection. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Results — posted to ClinicalTrials.gov
Per-arm endpoint measurements with 95% confidence intervals where reported. Source: trial results section.
Percentage of Patients Presenting With a Confirmed Microbial Blood Stream Infection During Treatment With PN for Each Group (3CB vs HCB)Primary· Entire study period, from January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2015
Confirmation of BSI required fulfillment of all of the following criteria:
* International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) code for sepsis (038.x), septicemia (995.91), severe sepsis (995.92), septic shock (785.52), bacteremia (790.7), unspecified infection due to central venous catheter (999.31), or BSI due to central venous catheter (999.32)
* Positive blood culture collected during PN administration
* Concomitant antimicrobial therapy
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag
127
Hospital-compounded Bag
106
Sepsis During PNSecondary· From date of admission to date of discharge
Percentage of patients presenting at least one episode of Sepsis during treatment with PN for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
431
Hospital-Compounded Bag (HCB)
228
Treatment With Antimicrobials During PNSecondary· Any day during PN treatment
Percentage of patients receiving antimicrobial agents during treatment with PN for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-chambered Bag (3CB)
831
Hospital-Compounded Bag (HCB)
370
Use of Vasopressor TreatmentSecondary· Patients requiring vasopressor support at any time during treatment with PN
Percentages of patients requiring vasopressor support during PN treatment
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
410
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
291
Use of Mechanical VentilationSecondary· Patients requiring mechanical ventilation at any time during PN treatment
Percentage of patients requiring mechanical ventilation during PN treatment for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
410
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
299
Renal Replacement TherapySecondary· Patients requiring renal replacement therapy for at least one day during PN treatment
Percentage of patients requiring Renal Replacement Therapy during PN treatment for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
78
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
89
Newly-occurred Abnormal Laboratory Findings During PNSecondary· During PN treatment inclusive day 1
Percentage of patients presenting newly-occurred abnormal laboratory results during PN for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Metabolic impairment
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
1193
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
584
Any hepatic dysfunction
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
1414
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
651
Any abnormal electrolytes
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
1444
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
699
Organ FailureSecondary· Any time during PN treatment
Percentage of patients presenting at least one organ failure during treatment with PN for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Any organ failure
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
905
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
562
Single organ failure
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
593
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
255
Multiple organ failure
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
312
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
307
Hospital Length of Stay (LOS)Secondary· Duration in days from admission to death or discharge for each treatment arm
Hospital length of stay in days for patients for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
26,601
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
30,384
Length of Stay in the ICUSecondary· All patients admitted in the ICU at any time during PN treatment
Total number of days in the ICU for each group (3CB vs HCB)
Group
Value
95% CI
Three-Chambered Bag (3CB)
3,017
Hospital-compounded Bag (HCB)
3,772
Sponsor's own description
The primary study objective is to assess the rates of blood stream infection (BSI) from the use of Three-Chamber Bags (e.g., SmofKabiven®, Kabiven®, others) compared to Hospital Compounded Bags (HCBs) in patients requiring parenteral nutrition in Spanish hospitals.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Fresenius Kabi
Last refreshed: 29 January 2021
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