Venticute in Patients With Pneumonia or Aspiration of Gastric Contents Leading to Intubation, Ventilation, and Severe Oxygenation Impairment: A Randomized, Multinational, Multicenter, Parallel Group, Double Blind, Control Group Study

Fecha de inicio: 1 de noviembre de 2003

Main inclusion criteria: * Patient has been intubated due to one of the following primary pulmonary insults: aspiration of gastric contents or pneumonia Main exclusion criteria: * Principal source of infection or sepsis is outside the lung * Severe pre-existing lung disease * Cancer metastatic to the lung or any end stage malignancy * History of lung, liver, pancreas, small bowel, or bone marrow/stem cell transplantation * Patient is morbidly obese * Patient has a diagnosis of acute necrotizing pancreatitis Additional criteria may apply and examination by an investigator is required to determine eligibility.