Clinical Trial: Oro-nasal Decontamination to Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Study Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Recruit Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Condition: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Effect of Nasal and Oropharyngeal Use of Povidone Iodine and Glycyrrhizin on Ventilator-associated Respiratory Infections: A Randomized Trial
Brief Summary:
It has been shown that oral hygiene reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).The nasopharynx is considered to be an important source of contaminated micro aspiration to the lung however, the effect of nasopharyngeal decontamination on VAP has not been yet investigated.The investigators hypothesized that decontamination of oral and nasopharyngeal cavities with combined Povidone Iodine and glycyrrhizin would remarkably reduce the incidence of VAP.
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