A study on prevention method of soft tissue damage of oral mucosa during under the long-term respiratory care in ICU.

• Project/Area Number: 25862167
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Clinical nursing
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: YASUDA Takashi 東京医科大学, 医学部, 兼任助教 (80599374)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
• Keywords: 口腔ケア / 口腔軟組織損傷予防 / 長期人工呼吸器管理

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, as a part of preoperative long-term ventilator management using a soft resin mouthpiece-shaped sprint (soft-splint) attached so as to cover the maxillary dentition, we planned as preventive measures against soft tissue damage of the tongue and lips. However, it was difficult to obtain consent for the subject case, and only one case of soft-sprint preparation use group of patient scheduled to be administered ICU after operation was able to acquire consent and complete. As a result, there was no occurrence of oral soft tissue injury during use of soft-splint in ICU. Although the original study scheduled period has ended, we will continue to conduct research on target cases that will be applicable in the future.