Effect of clearing the secretions below the entry of windpipe( Trachea) in prevention of lung infection associated with breathing machine.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients who are admitted in the surgical Intensive Care unit
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/11/010587
- Lead Sponsor
- I
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All patients aged between 18-70 years who are expected to be ventilated for a duration of more than 72 hours.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with pneumonia, Acute respiratory distress syndrome
2.Patients suspected to have pulmonary aspiration
3.Intubated patients received from another hospital
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome will be the incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP).Timepoint: Everyday at 10 AM from Day 1 to Day 14 the objective parameters are assessed <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method duration of ventilation, duration of ICU stay, addition of new antibiotics and 30 day mortalityTimepoint: Everyday at 10 AM from Day 1 to Day 30 the parameters are assessed <br/ ><br>