Effects of adopting oral care without the use of antiseptics compared to oral hygiene with chlorhexidine on the occurrence of pneumonia in patients admitted to an intensive care unit

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia; C01.248

• Registration Number: RBR-8c53fhx
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-07-18
• Last Update Posted: 5 March 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18 years or older admitted to the ICU-HU-UFJF during the study period and without evidence of pulmonary infection at admission will be included

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who stayed for less than 5 days in the Intensive Care Unit; patients in whom dental evaluation was not possible; immunosuppressed patients; in palliative care; pregnant women and patients who do not consent or whose closest family member does not consent to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ocurrence of nosocomial pneumonia, defined by the occurrence of new or progressive alveolar infiltrate in the<br>chest X-ray associated with at least two of the following criteria: 1. fever or hypothermia; 2. leukocytosis, leukopenia or presence of more than 10% of immature forms; 3. purulent respiratory secretion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Occurrence of early hospital-acquired pneumonia within the first 5 days of Intensive Care Unit stay ;Intensive Care Unit-free days and 28-day hospital stay;28-day and in-hospital mortality rate