Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot survey
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs). One factor causing VAP is aspiration of oral colonisation, which may result from poor oral care practice. Oral care using tooth brushing can prevent formulation of dental pl...
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Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs). One factor causing VAP is aspiration of oral colonisation, which may result from poor oral care practice. Oral care using tooth brushing can prevent formulation of dental plaque that can be a reservoir for microbes causing VAP.
Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 124 nurses, using a self-administered questionnaire, to determine methods used, frequency, and attitude of nurses toward oral care provided to mechanically ventilated patients in Malaysian ICUs.
Results: Methods for oral care and their frequency of use varied between nurses even in the same unit. Cotton with forceps was used by 73.4% of the nurses. Some nurses used forceps and gauze (65%) or spatulas and gauze (36%). Toothbrushes were used by 50.8% of the nurses. Nurses in this hospital reported to have positive attitude toward providing oral care.
Conclusions: The survey showed the need to have standardised oral care protocols in ICUs to improve quality of oral care provided to ventilated patients.
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc839ee61eb24c5291ded5c27711dc102025-08-20T02:16:14ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802011-11-0160410.3855/jidc.1634Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot surveyKim Lam Soh0Sazlina Shariff Ghazali1Kim Geok Soh2Rosna Abdul Raman3Sharifah Shafinaz Sharif Abdullah4Swee Leong Ong5Faculty of Medicines and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Medicines and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Education, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Medicines and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Health Sciences, University Teknologi Mara, Selangor, MalaysiaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Sultan Zainal Abidin, Terengganu, Malaysia Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs). One factor causing VAP is aspiration of oral colonisation, which may result from poor oral care practice. Oral care using tooth brushing can prevent formulation of dental plaque that can be a reservoir for microbes causing VAP. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 124 nurses, using a self-administered questionnaire, to determine methods used, frequency, and attitude of nurses toward oral care provided to mechanically ventilated patients in Malaysian ICUs. Results: Methods for oral care and their frequency of use varied between nurses even in the same unit. Cotton with forceps was used by 73.4% of the nurses. Some nurses used forceps and gauze (65%) or spatulas and gauze (36%). Toothbrushes were used by 50.8% of the nurses. Nurses in this hospital reported to have positive attitude toward providing oral care. Conclusions: The survey showed the need to have standardised oral care protocols in ICUs to improve quality of oral care provided to ventilated patients. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1634ventilator-associated pneumonianursing practiceattitudeoral hygieneoral care |
| spellingShingle | Kim Lam Soh Sazlina Shariff Ghazali Kim Geok Soh Rosna Abdul Raman Sharifah Shafinaz Sharif Abdullah Swee Leong Ong Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot survey Journal of Infection in Developing Countries ventilator-associated pneumonia nursing practice attitude oral hygiene oral care |
| title | Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot survey |
| title_full | Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot survey |
| title_fullStr | Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot survey |
| title_short | Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: a pilot survey |
| title_sort | oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units a pilot survey |
| topic | ventilator-associated pneumonia nursing practice attitude oral hygiene oral care |
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