Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: null- patients recieving mechanical ventilation
Conditions
Interventions
Control Intervention1: Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score ,coalescence lung ultrasound score: ventilator associated pneumonia is diagnosed based on the above scores.The study aims to compare both the
Sponsors
Government medical college and hospital sector chandigarh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age group between 18 to 70 years 2. All patients with age 18 years or more recieving mechanical ventilation for a minimum of 48 hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2.Asthma 3.Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome on admission 4.Duration of mechanical ventilation of less than 48 hrs 5.patients already diagnosed with pneumonia 6.patients who cannot be turned lateral 7.patients/relatives unwilling to participate
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare and evaluate the Coalescence Lung ultrasound score and clinical pulmonary infection score for early diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia in the intensive care unitTimepoint: CPIS and cLUSS are calculated at the time of admission and then every 24 hrs till the death or discharge of the patient | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To correlate CPIS with clinical criteria as per CDC guidelines for diagnosis of VAP 2.To correlate cLUSS with clinical criteria as per CDC guidelines for diagnosis of VAPTimepoint: The scores will be corroborated with the results of tracheal culture for the presence of VAP. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactCharmila Choudary K
Government medical college and hospital sector 32 chandigarh
Outcome results
None listed