ArticleIranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
Effect of Oral Care Program on Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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- Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Oral care of intubated patients, challenging task of ICU nurses: a survey of knowledge, attitudes and practices.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Effect of fourth hourly oropharyngeal suctioning on ventilator-associated events in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in intensive care units of a tertiary care center in South India: a randomized controlled trial.Acute and critical care · 2023Article
- Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia through care bundles: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of intensive medicine · 2023Article
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- Effect of specific training course for competency in professional oral hygiene care in the intensive care unit: a quasi-experimental study for developing a standardized learning curve.BMC anesthesiology · 2022Article
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- Oral Care and Positioning to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Systematic Review.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
backgroundVentilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common nosocomial infections that increase mortality rate and the length of hospitalization. Oral care can improve patient's oral health, however, the role of oral care in the reduction in incidence rate of VAP is indisputable. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of oral care on the frequency of VAP of patients in intensive care unit. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis clinical trial was conducted on 80 participants who were randomly assigned to a control group and an intervention group from 2016 to 2017. Data were collected at the first, third, and fifth days of the study using a demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire and the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score for detecting pneumonia. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics in SPSS software.
resultsThe results of this study showed that the frequency of pneumonia on the third and fifth days was 15.80% (6) and 23.70% (9) in the control group and 10.50% (4) and 7.90% (3) in the intervention group, respectively. Chi-square test did not show a significant difference (
conclusionsAccording to the results of this study, the oral care program could not significantly decrease the incidence of VAP in critically ill patients compared with routine oral care practices. Similar studies with a larger sample size and longer duration should be conducted for better results.
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