Oral Care of Intubated Intensive Care Patient
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation ComplicationSalivationPneumoniaDry Mouth
- Interventions
- Other: oral care bundleOther: clinical oral care
- Registration Number
- NCT06258603
- Lead Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
- Brief Summary
The aim of the research was to examine the effect of oral care bundle application on oral health, salivary pH (power of hydrogen), dry mouth and ventilator associated pneumonia in intubated patients compared to standard oral care.
- Detailed Description
Maintaining the integrity of the oral mucosa in intensive care unit patients is very important due to its close relationship with systemic health, disease risk and self-image, as well as comfort and nutrition. Serious problems develop in patients who have no or insufficient saliva movement or production, are unconscious, or have an artificial airway. Oral health problems, which begin with the deterioration of the saliva flow and content of intubated patients, lead to much more risky and costly situations that end in ventilator associated pneumonia. In the literature, it is seen that oral care practices performed in accordance with protocols increase the risk of complications and that bundle care practices used in different care areas increase the performance of care.In this randomized controlled study, people who were aged between 18 and 70, had received mechanical ventilation support, were intubated orally and in the first 24 hours of intubation, and had a stable hemodynamic status were included in the study.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 35
- mechanical ventilation support,
- orally intubation
- in the first 24 hours of intubation,
- stable hemodynamic status
- pneumonia
- Sjögren's Syndrome,
- radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy,
- oral care contraindications,
- head and neck trauma,
- platelet count below 50 thousand,
- could not be positioned appropriately,
- agitation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Patients who received oral care bundle oral care bundle "A oral care bundle" protocol created by the researchers and it was applied by a researcher to experimental group. Patients receiving routine clinical oral care clinical oral care Routine oral care protocol used in intensive care unit was applied to control group by the patient's primary nurse.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Individual Identification Form First day of data collection The form was prepared by the researcher in line with literature information. It consists of 9 questions covering the characteristics of the patients (demographic characteristics, diagnoses, APACHE II scores, Glasgow Coma Scale score, rules, feeding patterns, intubation tube number).
In this outcome measure, the patients' saliva amount was evaluated. The 1st, 3rd and 5th days of oral care practices. Schirmer Tear Test Strip was used in the application. The Modified Schirmer Test strip was placed under the tongue by holding its end with forceps, and after waiting for 3 minutes, the mm value of the wetness on the strip was read.
In this outcome measure, it was evaluated whether ventilator-associated pneumonia occured in patients receiving care. Evaluated for five days. To avoid bias regarding the method used, the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia was made independently by the treatment team. In the Intensive Care Unit of Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia is made by the physician using the nosocomial infection diagnostic criteria of The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Information about the development of ventilator associated pneumonia was obtained from the infection control nurse.
Bedside Oral Exam Scale Evaluated for five days. Oral health was assessed using the scale. The scale consists of 8 subheadings (swallowing, lips, tongue, saliva, mucous membranes, gums, teeth or dentures, and smell). The scale score ranges from 8 points (perfect oral health) to 24 points (impaired oral health).
In this outcome measure, the patients'vsaliva pH (power of hydrogen) was evaluated. The 1st, 3rd and 5th days of oral care practices Merck brand Universal pH 0-14 indicator was used to measure the saliva pH of the patients. The indicator was placed on the tongue and waited for 1 minute, and the resulting color change was compared with the color scale on the box. According to the literature, the average pH of unstimulated saliva has been determined to be approximately 6.8.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Gül Güneş AKTAN
🇹🇷Ni̇ğde, Merkez, Turkey