Patients of Intensive care unit have more chances of infection from each other during treatment.Special trained Infection Control Nurse (ICN) are posted and see wheather affter posting these ICN can decrease infection among patients.

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Other problems related to medicalfacilities and other health care,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2022/09/045809
• Lead Sponsor: Deparment Anaesthesiology and Critical care

Brief Summary

Infection rate in ICU is big problem world wide.every possible Measure should have taken to cut down this rate. In this context appointment of Infection control nurse can be of great help in reducing infection rate. The study focus on incidence of positive  culture after appointment of ICN .These Data will be compared with previous data of VAP( ventilator associated pneumonia), CAUTI (catheter associated urinary tract infection) AND CLABSI (central line associated blood stream infection) incidence before appointment of ICN ( Infection Control Nurse)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2022-09-23
• Study Start: 2022-09-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

All ICU above mentioned age group admitted patients of either sex.

Exclusion Criteria

patients having pre-existing infection.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Positive blood, tracheal aspirate,urine and other culture	Time point is after admission in Intensive care Unitwhenever patients come positive documented by culture report.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
incidence of VAP,CAUTI and CLABSI.	During ICU stay

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

King Georges Medical University; 🇮🇳 Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, India

King Georges Medical University

🇮🇳Lucknow, UTTAR PRADESH, India

Dr Zia Arshad

Principal investigator

9415722226

ziaarshad13@gmail.com