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Barboza, J., (2023). Eficacia de la clorhexidina en la prevención de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica en la unidad de cuidados intensivos del adulto: revisión sistemática y metaanálisis [Tesis, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12759/11207
Barboza, J., Eficacia de la clorhexidina en la prevención de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica en la unidad de cuidados intensivos del adulto: revisión sistemática y metaanálisis [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego; 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12759/11207
@phdthesis{renati/374819,
title = "Eficacia de la clorhexidina en la prevención de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica en la unidad de cuidados intensivos del adulto: revisión sistemática y metaanálisis",
author = "Barboza Meca, Joshua Jordano",
publisher = "Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego",
year = "2023"
}
Introduction: The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) observed in the ICU varies from 9% to 27% of all hospitalized patients, because VAP is a cause of mortality and morbidity in this at-risk group of patients. Objective: To determine the efficacy of chlorhexidine in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the adult intensive care unit. Methods: Six databases were searched. Protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD 445530). RCTs evaluating the efficacy of 0.12%, 0.2% and 2% chlorhexidine compared to other concentrations in VAP prevention were selected. The Cochrane risk of bias (RoB) tool 2.0 was used. Random-effects models and inverse variance method were used for all meta-analyses. Subgroup analysis was performed according to chlorhexidine concentration (<2% or 2%) for primary and secondary outcomes. Results: Chlorhexidine did not significantly decrease mortality compared to the control group (RR 1.08; 95%CI 0.83-1.39; p=0.47). In addition, chlorhexidine did not significantly decrease the incidence of ventilatorassociated pneumonia (RR 0.69; 95%CI 0.45-1.06; p=0.08). Similarly, chlorhexidine did not significantly decrease the time spent in the intensive care unit compared to the control (MD -1.65; 95%CI -3.53-0.23; p=0.06). On the other hand, chlorhexidine did not significantly decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation compared to control (MD -0.75; 95%CI -30.17-28.67; p= 0.80). Conclusion: These findings suggest that chlorhexidine did not significantly decrease the incidence of VAP, mortality, ICU length of stay, or duration of 8 mechanical ventilation compared to the control group.
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