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Perioperative Respiratory Care and Outcomes for Patients Undergoing High Risk Abdominal Surgery
Sponsor: University of Birmingham
Summary
PENGUIN is a pragmatic multi-center trial investigating the effects of pre-operative mouthwash and perioperative oxygen on the incidences of pneumonia and surgical site infection (SSI) following major abdominal surgery. Patients will be recruited from low and middle income countries and randomly assigned to a trial treatment arms: a) pre-operative chlorhexidine mouthwash and 80-100% FiO2; b) no pre-operative mouthwash and 80-100% fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2); c) pre-operative chlorhexidine mouthwash and 21- 30% FiO2; or d) no pre-operative mouthwash and 21-30% FiO2.
Official title: PErioperative Respiratory Care and Outcomes for patieNts Undergoing hIgh Risk abdomiNal Surgery: A 2x2 Factorial, International Pragmatic Randomised Controlled Trial Across Low and Middle-income Countries
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
12942
Start Date
2020-11-13
Completion Date
2026-06-01
Last Updated
2025-02-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Chlorhexidine mouthwash
0.2% Chlorhexidine digluconate
Oxygen
Oxygen 80-100%
Oxygen
Oxygen 21-30 %
Locations (37)
Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESP
Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Hospital Universitario Professor Edgar Santos/Bahia
Salvador, Brazil
Hospital Sao Jose - Criciuma/SC
São José, Brazil
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research Centre
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sher - i - Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Chinchpada Christian Hospital
Chinchpāda, Maharashtra, India
Kasturba Medical College Hospital, Manipal
Madhava Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka, India
Government Medical College, Patiala
Patiāla, Punjab, India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, India
Government Medial College & Hospital, Chandigarh
Chandigarh, India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur
Jodhpur, India
Tata Medical Center
Kolkata, India
Christian Medical College (CMC) & Hospital, Ludhiana
Ludhiana, India
Madhepura Christian Hospital
Madhepura, India
Topiwala National Medical College and Bai Yamunabai Laxman Nair Charitable Hospital
Mumbai, India
Tata Memorial Hospital
Mumbai, India
Maulana Azad Medical College
New Delhi, India
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh
Rishikesh, India
Christian Medical College & Hospital Vellore
Vellore, India
Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente IMSS
Belisario Domínguez, Mexico
Hospital Espanola Veracruz
Veracruz, Mexico
University of Benin Teaching Hospital
Benin City, Nigeria
University Of Abuja Teaching Hospital
Gwagwalada, Nigeria
University College Hospital
Ibadan, Nigeria
Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Ilorin, Nigeria
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Kaduna, Nigeria
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Kano, Nigeria
Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
Lagos, Nigeria
Lagos University Teaching Hospital
Lagos, Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital
Nnewi, Nigeria
Tygerberg Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa
New Somerset Hospital
Cape Town, South Africa
Paarl Provincial Hospital
Paarl, South Africa