Trial Information
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-
Type of Study:
Interventional
Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention
Outcome Measure:
incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia
Principal Investigator
Pedro Caruso, MD
Investigator Role:
Principal Investigator
Investigator Affiliation:
Intensive Care Unit - Hospital do Câncer and University of Sao Paulo Medical School
Authority:
Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
Study ID:
342/01
NCT ID:
NCT00432718
Start Date:
August 2001
Completion Date:
Related Keywords:
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Critically Ill Patients
- Pneumonia
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- Prevention
- Critical Illness
- Pneumonia
- Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated