Trial reportIndian journal of pediatrics2025
Open versus Closed Suctioning Among Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients: A Randomised Control Trial.
Trial report in Indian journal of pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Open versus Closed Suctioning Among Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients: A Randomised Control Trial - Authors' Reply-3.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Open versus Closed Suctioning Among Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients: A Randomised Control Trial - Correspondence-3.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Open versus Closed Suctioning Among Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients: A Randomised Control Trial - Correspondence-2.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Open versus Closed Suctioning Among Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients: A Randomised Control Trial - Authors' Reply-2.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Open versus Closed Suctioning Among Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients: A Randomised Control Trial - Authors' Reply-1.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Open vs. Closed Endotracheal Suctioning Methods in Mechanically Ventilated Children: Where Do We Stand?Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Effect of taurine supplementation on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatrics under mechanical ventilation, a randomized controlled double-blind clinical trial.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the difference in efficacy of closed tracheal suction system (CTSS) to open tracheal suction system (OTSS) in reducing incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). Also to evaluate their efficacy in stabilizing cardio-respiratory parameters, reducing mortality and duration of intubation.
methodsThis study was a single centre, parallel group, open label, randomized controlled study with an equal allocation (1:1) in pediatric patients requiring mechanical ventilation. A specific suction system of CTSS or OTSS was assigned to the two groups based on randomization. All the demographic, clinical, laboratory parameters and treatment outcomes were noted in the preformed sheet.
resultsTotal 116 eligible pediatric ventilated patients were studied. Total incidence of VAP was 9 (7.75%) of which 3 occurred in open and 6 in closed suction group. Rate of VAP was similar among both the groups with RR 2.11 (95% CI 0.50-8.9). However, significant number of infection-related ventilator associated condition (IVAC) were found in CTSS (17) compared to OTSS (6) group with RR 3.5 (95% CI 1.3-9.9). SpO
conclusionsIncidence of VAP was similar between open and closed suction groups.
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