Lactobacillus Preparation on the Incidence of Diarrhea

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to clarify the impact of lactobacillus preparation on the incidence of diarrhea in ICU-admitted patients.

Almost all patients in ICU are treated with antibiotics for the effective control of various infections. However, antibiotics-associated diarrhea is another matter of concern. Many previous studies were proved that the use of probiotic lactobacillus preparation can reduce antibiotics-associated diarrhea in ward-admitted patients. In this study, we are planning to perform a similar study in severely ill patients in ICU.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients admitted in intensive care unit

• Age more than 19

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diarrhea occurence within 1 week of ICU admission

• Recent history of probiotics use (within 1 month)

• GI obstruction

• History of abnormal symptoms and sign for the probiotics use (rash, edema, sepsis, etc.)

• immunocompromized patients