U.S., Dec. 18 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07287566) titled 'Impact of Oral Care on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia' on Nov. 20.
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial was to find out whether cleaning the mouths of children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with toothbrushing and chlorhexidine lowers the chance of getting lung infections in patients on breathing machines compared to routine mouth care. The study determined whether this approach changed how long children need a breathing machine, how many days they stayed in the PICU, and whether it affects survival. The main questions it aimed to answer were:
* Did toothbrushing with chlorhexidine, compared to routine mouth...