Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Pneumonitis due to food and vomit
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: New patient admitted to the intensive care unit Age over 18 years Patients under mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours No aspiration symptoms or pneumonia No infection with Covid-19 No contraindications to oral care No contraindication to elevation of head of bed at least 30 degrees Insensitivity to chlorhexidine 0.2%
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Fever 38.5 and above during the first 24 hours after intubation Positive PCR test (infection of Covid-19) Re-intubation more than 3 times Apache II score above 30
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Timepoint: 1th and 5th days. Method of measurement: The assessment tool of ventilator-associated pneumonia modified clinical pulmonary infection score, which according to the body temperature, the white blood cell count, tracheal secretions, Ratio of arterial oxygen pressure to inspired oxygen fraction and chest x ray diagnose pneumonia. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Timepoint: 1th and 5th days. Method of measurement: The assessment tool of ventilator-associated pneumonia modified clinical pulmonary infection score, which according to the body temperature, the white blood cell count, tracheal secretions, Ratio of arterial oxygen pressure to inspired oxygen fraction and chest x ray diagnose pneumonia. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Semnan University of Medical Sciences