Assesment of the Endotracheal Tube Cuff Pressure Values in ICU Pateints Before and After Training Seminar

Jagiellonian University188 enrolled

Overview

There is no accepted standard for the frequency of monitoring endotracheal tube cuff pressures (ETCP). the investigators plan on comparing two strategies for monitoring ETCP in mechanically ventilated patients. Nowadays ETCP is evaluated once every 24 hours. Next, the investigator want to conduct training for medical and nursing staff. After the training, ETCP will be measured every 8 hours. The aim of the study is to prove that more frequent pressure control (3 times a day) reduces the occurrence of abnormal ETCP.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

188

Conditions

Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Mechanically ventilated patients intubated in a medical intensive care unit Exclusion Criteria: * Patient requiring prone positioning, tracheo-esophageal fistula, lung transplant and neutropenic patients

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

monitoring of cuff pressures

The effectiveness of pressure monitoring in various time intervals

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

preventing complications of incorrect pressure in tracheal cuff

preventing of an VAP or airway damage

Time frame: 5 years