Ventilator associated pneumonia in neonates
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J09-J18- Influenza and pneumonia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/03/017912
- Lead Sponsor
- Amrit Tuteja
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All inborn and outborn neonates satisfying the following criteria will be included in the study:
1.Who require ventilator support for more than 48hrs duration,
AND
2.Needing change of antibiotic
AND
3.Fulfilling the criteria of VAP as per Neo-KISS protocol
Exclusion Criteria
1.Parents not willing to be a part of the study
2.Major cardiac or pulmonary congenital malformations
3.HIV positive mothers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Microbiological profile (proportion of various microbes) in Blood culture or Blood PCR in babies with VAP. If blood culture and PCR are negative, ET will be considered to label etiology.Timepoint: Till discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.To evaluate incidence of definite, probable and possible VAP in neonates. <br/ ><br>2.Failure of empiric antibiotic therapy (clinical and mirobiological) <br/ ><br>3.Factors associated with increased risk of VAP in neonates <br/ ><br>4.Clinical signs commonly associated with VAP in neonates <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till discharge