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Role of dental assistants in providing specialist oral care to patients on ventilator support and assess if it helps in reducing ventilator associated chest infections due to poor oral health

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: K121- Other forms of stomatitisHealth Condition 2: J958- Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/10/046838
Lead Sponsor
Ministry of Defence
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Closed to Recruitment of Participants
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

i.All critically ill patients admitted to ICU placed under mechanical ventilation

ii.No pre-existing lower respiratory tract infection

Exclusion Criteria

i.Death or discharge within 48 hrs of inducing mechanical ventilation

ii.Patients with blood dyscrasia

iii.Completely edentulous patient

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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