Health Condition 1: null- patients receiving mechanical ventilation
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: povidone iodine: Povidone-iodine is a stable chemical complex of polyvinylpyrrolidone (povidone, PVP) and elemental iodine. It contains from 9.0% to 12.0% available iodine, calculated o
Sponsors
Post Graduate Institute of medical education and research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: •Age > 18 years •Newly intubated patients requiring mechanical ventilation for a minimum period of 5 days
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: •Patients with pneumonia at the time of hospital admission •Patients with known allergy to chlorhexidine or povidone iodine •History of aspiration of oral or gastric contents prior to or during the process of intubation •Tracheotomised patients •Patients at risk for chemical meningitis ( nasal bone fracture, cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the development of ventilator associated pneumonia as diagnosed using the CDC algorithms Timepoint: presence of VAP will be assessed on the 5th day of mechanical ventilation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| correlation between the organisms isolated in the oropharyngeal, nasopharyngeal and tracheal culturesTimepoint: 5th day of mechanical ventilation | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRuchi Bhutungru
PGIMER
Outcome results
None listed