Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping review

Objective: To explore and map the literature on oral hygiene (OH) practices in pediatric patients admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU). Methods: The Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage methodological framework for scoping reviews was conducted using Pubmed, Bireme, Scopus, Web of Science...

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Main Authors: Fabiana Bucholdz Teixeira Alves, Marcos Cezar Pomini, Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos, Gabriela Moura Chicrala, Luiz Alberto Valente Soares Júnior
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Published: Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do Piauí 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufpi.br/index.php/reufpi/article/view/4261
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author Fabiana Bucholdz Teixeira Alves
Marcos Cezar Pomini
Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos
Gabriela Moura Chicrala
Luiz Alberto Valente Soares Júnior
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Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos
Gabriela Moura Chicrala
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description Objective: To explore and map the literature on oral hygiene (OH) practices in pediatric patients admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU). Methods: The Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage methodological framework for scoping reviews was conducted using Pubmed, Bireme, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases. Clinical trials reporting OH practices in PICU and published in English language were included. Non-interventional studies, case reports and studies with neonates, adolescents or adults were excluded from the review. Results: The 11 included studies indicate that OH has been integrated into protocols for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) or into prevention bundles. The most common agent used for OH in mechanically ventilated children was 0.12% chlorhexidine. There is not enough evidence to support a safe and uniform protocol for OH in children admitted to PICU. Conclusion: A gap regarding OH in non-ventilated children was found in the literature. Further studies are needed to support the development of a uniform, safe, effective and evidence-based OH protocol for children in PICU. 
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spelling doaj-art-41b5208d9ba34fcfb0db0f95d9a0ae372025-08-20T02:07:12ZengPrograma de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem da Universidade Federal do PiauíRevista de Enfermagem da UFPI2238-72342024-11-0113110.26694/reufpi.v13i1.4261Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping reviewFabiana Bucholdz Teixeira Alves0Marcos Cezar Pomini1Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos2Gabriela Moura Chicrala3Luiz Alberto Valente Soares Júnior4Universidade Estadual de Ponta GrossaUniversidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa. Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brasil.Faculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São PauloFaculdade de Odontologia de Bauru, Universidade de São PauloUniversidade de São Paulo Objective: To explore and map the literature on oral hygiene (OH) practices in pediatric patients admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU). Methods: The Arksey and O’Malley’s five-stage methodological framework for scoping reviews was conducted using Pubmed, Bireme, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases. Clinical trials reporting OH practices in PICU and published in English language were included. Non-interventional studies, case reports and studies with neonates, adolescents or adults were excluded from the review. Results: The 11 included studies indicate that OH has been integrated into protocols for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) or into prevention bundles. The most common agent used for OH in mechanically ventilated children was 0.12% chlorhexidine. There is not enough evidence to support a safe and uniform protocol for OH in children admitted to PICU. Conclusion: A gap regarding OH in non-ventilated children was found in the literature. Further studies are needed to support the development of a uniform, safe, effective and evidence-based OH protocol for children in PICU.  https://periodicos.ufpi.br/index.php/reufpi/article/view/4261ChildOral hygieneChlorhexidineIntensive Care Units, Pediatric
spellingShingle Fabiana Bucholdz Teixeira Alves
Marcos Cezar Pomini
Paulo Sérgio da Silva Santos
Gabriela Moura Chicrala
Luiz Alberto Valente Soares Júnior
Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping review
Revista de Enfermagem da UFPI
Child
Oral hygiene
Chlorhexidine
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
title Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping review
title_full Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping review
title_fullStr Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping review
title_short Oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units: a scoping review
title_sort oral hygiene practices in pediatric intensive care units a scoping review
topic Child
Oral hygiene
Chlorhexidine
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
url https://periodicos.ufpi.br/index.php/reufpi/article/view/4261
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