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

Hospital do Cancer, Sao Paulo260 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

260

Conditions

Mechanical Ventilation Critically Ill Patients

Interventions

Saline Instillation before Tracheal SuctioningPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

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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-

Locations (1)

ICU Hospital do Câncer

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia

Secondary Outcomes

atelectasis

tube occlusion

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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