U.S., March 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07490028) titled 'Variation in Viscoelastic Properties of Pulmonary Mucus in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation' on March 03.
Brief Summary: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as an infection of the lung parenchyma in patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours. It is one of the types of pneumonia acquired in intensive care units (ICUs) and is one of the most common infections in this population, representing a major complication.
The diagnosis of VAP is based on three main criteria: clinical suspicion, adiological imaging, and microbiological cultures of the lower respiratory tract. However, thes...