The effect of systematic oral care on pulmonary infection in intensive care unit
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.Other Postprocedural Respiratory Disorders
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015100424342N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-Chancellor of Research and Technology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Having intubation during study, Age between 18 to 65 years, Admision on ICU less than 12 hours, No further intubation, No extreme trauma of the face and mouth, No current hospitalization in other parts of the hospital, No pregnancy, Not having chronic disease and immune disorder, Patient with natural teeth, Lack of lung disease, Pneumonia and Sepsis according to CPIS tools.
Exclusion Criteria
Transferring the patient from ICU or his/her death, Unwillingness to continue the study from the patient's legal guardian, Less than 48 hours under mechanical ventilation, Removing intubation before end of study, Allergic to chlorhexidine
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia. Timepoint: First, Third, Fifth Day. Method of measurement: CPIS.;Oral Health. Timepoint: Daily for 5 days. Method of measurement: BRUASHED Scale.;Mucosal-Plaque Position. Timepoint: First, third, Fifth Day. Method of measurement: Mucosal-Plaque Score.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method