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Study identifier: NCT04256798 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Perioperative Respiratory Care and Outcomes for Patients Undergoing High Risk Abdominal Surgery

Condition: Infection · Pneumonia · Surgical Site Infection  ·  Sponsor: University of Birmingham

PhasePhase 3
Planned participants12942
Who can joinAll sexes, 10 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

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.

This description comes directly from the study's public registry record.

Talk to the study team

Divya Kapoor  ·  01214159127  ·  penguin@trials.bham.ac.uk

Rachel Lillywhite, BA  ·  01214159127  ·  penguin@trials.bham.ac.uk

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Locations (37)

Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu - UNESPBotucatu, São Paulo, BrazilRecruiting
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto AlegrePorto Alegre, BrazilRecruiting
Hospital Nossa Senhora da ConceicaoPorto Alegre, BrazilRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Professor Edgar Santos/BahiaSalvador, BrazilRecruiting
Hospital Sao Jose - Criciuma/SCSão José, BrazilRecruiting
Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital & Research CentreVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaRecruiting
Sher - i - Kashmir Institute of Medical SciencesSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, IndiaRecruiting
Chinchpada Christian HospitalChinchpāda, Maharashtra, IndiaRecruiting
Kasturba Medical College Hospital, ManipalMadhava Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaRecruiting
Government Medical College, PatialaPatiāla, Punjab, IndiaRecruiting
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BhubaneswarBhubaneswar, IndiaRecruiting
Government Medial College & Hospital, ChandigarhChandigarh, IndiaRecruiting

+ 25 more locations — full list on the registry record.

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