Simple Mechanical Device to Control Pressure in the Balloon of the Endotracheal Tube to Prevent Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia
Role of a Simple Mechanical Device of Pressure Control in the Balloon of the Endotracheal Tube to Prevent Ventilator-acquired Pneumonia
About This Trial
Hypothesis: Nosten® device is able to reduce the time of underinflated balloon and removes excess pressure. This device may thus reduce the risk of ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP) and early tracheal lesions resulting from intubation with decreased discomfort, morbidity, and nursing workload. The main objective of the investigators is to show that Nosten® device is more effective than monitoring and manual inflation of the balloon of the tracheal tube to prevent VAP occurrence.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
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Treatments Being Tested
Nosten® pressure control (it's not an antibiotic, but simple device)
One experimental group with the control of the cuff pressure by Nosten® device
Manual pressure control
One control group with the manual monitoring of the cuff pressure and inflation of the balloon