Comparison of two types of endotracheal tube in decreasing ventilator associated pneumonia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- pneumonia.Bacterial pneumonia, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201601242582N13
- Lead Sponsor
- Research deputy of Tabriz 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 older than 18 years old requiring mechanical ventilation for more than three days.
Exclusion criteria: transfer from another hospital with a history of mechanical ventilation, pregnancy, HIV, tumor or malignancy, immunosuppressive therapy and leukocyte counts less than 1000 / mm3
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ventilator Associated Pneumonia. Timepoint: daily untill ischarge. Method of measurement: clinical signs.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ICU lenghth of stay. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: count.;Duration of mechanical ventilation. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: count.;Mortality. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: count.