Effect of Evidence-Based Eye Care Protocol in Intensive Care Units

TC Erciyes University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Eye Protocol

Ocular Complications

Treatments

Other: eye care protocol

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05874453

EYEPROTOCHOL

Details and patient eligibility

About

In intensive care patients, normal eye protection mechanisms such as tear production, blinking and keeping the eyes closed are impaired.

If eye-related complications are not diagnosed and treated in time, they can cause microbial keratitis and vision loss. This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to examine the effect of using an evidence-based protocol on eye care on ophthalmologic complications. Patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized, and one eye of the patients will be assigned to the intervention group (experimental group) and the other to the control group. When the study reaches 40 patients, G*Power analysis will be applied and the sample size will be decided according to the result.

Enrollment

40 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients connected to mechanical ventilator,
Newly intubated patients,
Patients who have not been diagnosed with keratopathy and keratoconjunctivitis as of hospitalization,
Patients who have not been diagnosed with burns and facial injuries,
Patients without chronic lagophthalmos and eye trauma before ICU admission

Exclusion criteria

Patients who have received topical drug therapy other than ocular lubrication
Patients with muscle weakness as a result of cranial nerve VII (facial) nerve palsy
Patients with chronic lagophthalmos and eye infections
Those with rheumatological diseases
Those with neurological/neuropathic disease that will affect eye closure