Non-Cirrhotic Hyperammonemia Versus Hyperlactatemia in Septic Patients and Impact of Treatment

NCT ID: NCT06721845

Last Updated: 2024-12-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-07-01

Study Completion Date

2024-09-30

Brief Summary

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Objectives: This study aims to determine the validity of hyperammonemia in predicting true sepsis compared to hyperlactemia in critically ill septic patients.

Background: Sepsis is associated with amino acid flux towards the liver, which increases the ammonia load. The combination of decreased clearance and increased load is thought to be the major cause of increased ammonia in sepsis.

Methodology: 60 septic patients were classified into 2 equal groups, Group I: Septic patients with positive microbial cultures. Group II: septic patients with negative cultures enrolled to obtain serum ammonia and lactic acid levels on admission and every six hours for three days. The primary outcome was to detect ammonia specificity and sensitivity in predicting sepsis in comparison to lactate. The secondary outcomes were need for mechanical ventilation, mortality, and length of stay (LHS) within the intensive care unit.

Detailed Description

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Objectives: The study compares between non-cirrhotic hyperammonemia and hyperlactemia in predicting sepsis in critically ill septic patients.

The septic patients were classified into 2 equal groups, Group I: Septic patients with positive microbial cultures. Group II: septic patients with negative cultures enrolled to obtain serum ammonia and lactic acid levels on admission and every six hours for three days, to detect ammonia specificity and sensitivity in predicting sepsis in comparison to lactate. also, need for mechanical ventilation, mortality, and length of stay (LHS) within the intensive care unit were reported.

Conditions

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Sepsis

Keywords

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sepsis hyperammonemia hyperlactemia prediction

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group I: Septic patients with positive microbial cultures.

No interventions assigned to this group

Group II: septic patients with negative microbial culture

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* adult patients aged 19-75 years old
* both sexes with severe sepsis and septic shock
* within the first 48 hours of ICU admission

Exclusion Criteria

* Hepatic patients (cirrhotic, hepatitis),
* Renal failure, Ureterosigmoidostomy,
* Malignancy or on Chemotherapy,
* Pregnancy,
* Parenteral nutrition,
* Autoimmune diseases or Immunosuppressive illness, and
* Trauma
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Menoufia University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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ashraf magdy eskandr

professor of anesthesia, ICU, Pain Management

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Menoufia Faculty of Medicine

Shibin Elkoom, Menoufia, Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

Other Identifiers

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6/2023, ANET40

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id