Usage of Procalcitonin to Reduce Antibiotics Duration in VAP in Neurosurgical ICU

NANot yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

48

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 1, 2024

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2025

Conditions
Antibiotic Side Effect
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Shorten antibiotics duration based on procalcitonin test levels

procalcitonin test will be taken on day 1 of recruitment as baseline, test done on day 5 will decide whether antibiotics will be withheld, followed by day 7 to determine rate of reinfection.

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Universiti Sains Malaysia

OTHER

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