Effect of fourth hourly oral cavity and throat suctioning on ventilator related outcomes in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in intensive care units
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R098- Other specified symptoms and signsinvolving the circulatory and respiratory systems
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/01/039460
- Lead Sponsor
- JIPMER
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients with age of 18 years or older.
Within 24 hours (Day-1) of intubation and expected to be mechanically ventilated for at least next 72 hours (Day-3).
Enteral feeding (Nasogastric tube and orogastric tube feeding)
Patients receiving H2 receptor blocker / proton pump inhibitors.
Exclusion Criteria
•Intubated for aspiration pneumonitis.
•Reintubated patients.
•Contraindicated for oral care.
•Facial or oral surgeries.
•Patients with total parenteral nutrition.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Standard oral care in addition to 4th hourly oropharyngeal suctioning will reduce the incidence of ventilator associated events.incidence of ventilator associated events.Timepoint: 7 days.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ATimepoint: NA