An observational study in Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, sponsored by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS. Status unknown at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged Up to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-12-04.
Sponsored by Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · Observational
This observational monocentric prospective study aims to evaluate the efficacy of new measures for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) management in the pediatric population in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli of 8 beds. The investigators will compare the incidence of VAP in the group of patients in which this protocol has been implemented to a retrospective control group of patients before the new protocol implementation. VAP bundle includes oral care hygiene measures (i.e chlorhexidine swab), to keep clean and dry ventilator circuits and head positioning at 45 degrees.
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This study's planned enrollment of 242 is above the median of 203 across 688 observational studies indexed under Pneumonia.
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Pediatric patients admitted to our ICU requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients admitted in our PICU before the implementation of the protocol for VAP prevention (from 01/01/2016 to 12/31/2017)
Other: Evaluation of VAP incidence before the protocol introduction
Patients admitted to our PICU since the VAP bundle has been introduced in the clinical practice (from 01/01/2018)
Other: Measures for the VAP prevention in the PICU
Oral hygiene care (i.e chlorhexidine swab); clean and dry ventilator circuits; head positioning at 45 degrees.
evaluation of VAP incidence in our pediatric population of intensive care patients before the implementation of the protocol for VAP prevention
VAP incidence
Incidence of VAP in pediatric patients intubated for more than 48 hours
Time frame: From 48 hours after intubation to 48 hours after extubation
Prevalence of orotracheal bacterial colonization in ventilated patients
Evaluation of orotracheal bacterial colonization in pediatric patients undergoing mechanical ventilation twice a week
Time frame: From 48 hours after intubation to 48 hours after extubation
Plan to share: Undecided
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