Dahiya 2012.
Methods | RCT |
Participants | 70 "adult patients (>18 years) admitted to ICU on mechanical ventilation for <24 hours". The meaning of this sentence is unclear. It is possible that the patients did not receive mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours and thus did not meet the definition of VAP |
Interventions | 0.2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution versus hydrogen peroxide solution |
Outcomes | VAP, oropharyngeal colonisation |
Notes | Emailed study investigator 4th March 2016 for publication details or full unpublished study data |