Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: J159- Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mouth rinsing with chlorhexidine mouthwash: Preoperatively patient will be asked to rinse his mouth with chlorhexidine mouthwash for 5 minutes
Control Intervention1: Saline mouthwash: P
Sponsors
Council for science and technology UP
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients of ASA grade I/II, with poor oral hygiene (OHI more than 6), between 18-65 years of age posted for elective abdominal surgeries of less than 4 hours duration under general anaesthesia using endotracheal tube were included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients undergoing laparoscopic surgeries, thoracic, cardiac and major bowel surgeries and patients in which supraglottic devices were used for GA were excluded from the study. Patients with active URTI/LRTI, COPD/asthma, active smokers, with alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus, morbid obesity, any immune deficiency, heart insufficiency, those with known allergy to chlorhexidine, those on broad spectrum antibiotics and negative consent to participate in trial will also be excluded from the study. Patients who have not smoked for a year or longer will be classified as not having a smoking habit. Patients in whom prompt postoperative extubation could not be anticipated or neurological complications appeared, or those requiring re-intubation or re- exploration and those surgeries that extend beyond 4 hours will be dropped from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of pneumonia in postoperative periodTimepoint: Baseline, 3 days and 7 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of hospital stay after surgeryTimepoint: 1 week, 2 week & 3 week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Shefali Gautam
KGMU
Outcome results
None listed