Saline Instillation Before Tracheal Suctioning and the Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mechanical Ventilation; Critically Ill Patients

• Registration Number: NCT00432718
• Lead Sponsor: Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo

Brief Summary

Compare the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia with or without tracheal isotonic saline instillation before tracheal suctioning

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2001-08
• Status Verified: 2007-02
• Study First Submitted: 2007-02-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-02-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2007-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2007-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 2007-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

• Consecutive patients foreseen to receive mechanical ventilation for more than 72 hours

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous mechanical ventilation in the last month
• Mechanical ventilation for more than 6 hours before arrival at ICU,
• Contraindication to bronchoscopy and
• Be expected to die or undergo withdrawal treatment within 48 hours-

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
atelectasis
tube occlusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

ICU Hospital do Câncer; 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil