Oro-nasal Decontamination to Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-12-15
Target enrollment:
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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.