NCT03763695

Effectiveness of a VAP Prevention Bundle in the PICU

Effectiveness of a Bundle of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Prevention in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): an Observational Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 242 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.
OTHER	Evaluation of VAP incidence before the protocol introduction	evaluation of VAP incidence in our pediatric population of intensive care patients before the implementation of the protocol for VAP prevention

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2020-06-30
• First posted: 2018-12-04
• Last updated: 2018-12-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy