Effect of nursing cares on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- pnuemonia associated- Ventilator.Other acute lower respiratory infectionJ20- J22
- Registration Number
- IRCT201201178650N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Health Research Center and Nursing Faculty of Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
all patients, ranging in age from 18 to 65 years, admitted to intensive care units and intubated were entered in to the study if having no symptoms indicative of pneumonia (high fever, leukocytosis or leukopenia, lung infiltration, and purulent discharge) and underlying lung problems (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, and chest trauma) and were monitored for 96 hours after intubation to be under the ventilation for more than 48 hours. Exclusion criteria: toothlessness, suspected pneumonia during intubation, pregnancy and lack of consent for participation by patients and their families, FiO2 >90 and/or PEEP >14cm H2O, and cardiopulmonary arrest and resuscitation.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of early ventilator-associated pneumonia. Timepoint: 96 hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: mini-BAL culture and CPIS.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduce of duration of ventilator. Timepoint: seprating of ventilator. Method of measurement: ventilator day.