To compare closed and open endotracheal tube suction in babies on ventilator in neonatal intensive care unit.
Phase 3
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P19-P29- Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/03/023679
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Neonatology Government Medical College and Hospital Sector Chandigarh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Neonates born in the hospital will be eligible for enrolment if they fulfil the following inclusion criteria
1. Gestation age at birth > 28 weeks and birth weight > 800gms.
2. Neonates who were intubated within 72 hrs of birth.
Exclusion Criteria
Neonates with any of the following conditions will be excluded
1.Major congenital malformations.
2. Neonates with pulmonary haemorrhage before enrolment.
3.Neonates with Pneumothorax before enrolment.
4. Neonates who were intubated and ventilated outside NICU for more than 6 hrs.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (per 1000 ventilator-days)Timepoint: Till disposition
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Airway colonizationTimepoint: Till disposition;Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaTimepoint: Till disposition;Duration of Mechanical ventilationTimepoint: Till disposition;Intraventricular HaemorrhageTimepoint: Till disposition;Length of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stay.Timepoint: Till disposition;Number of antibiotic days and course of antibioticsTimepoint: Till disposition;Number of days on any respiratory supportTimepoint: Till disposition;Number of days on OxygenTimepoint: Till disposition;Number of re intubationsTimepoint: Till disposition;Periventricular LeukomalaciaTimepoint: Till disposition