2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Protective effect of oral care with moisturizing gel on intubated patients against ventilator-associated pneumonia and its influence on nursing care
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23792594
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Yamaguchi University |
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Principal Investigator |
TADO Asami 山口大学, 医学(系)研究科(研究院), 助教 (30452642)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 人工呼吸器関連肺炎 / 口腔ケア / 看護技術 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effect of oral moisturizing gel on oral care for endotracheal-incubated patients and the recognition and reality of ICU nurses in Japan.
We compared the oral environment and cuff pollution level of washing method and moisturizing gel method. The result showed no significant differences. The cuff pollution was affected by severity of illness and clean oral environment.We examined the effect of brushing with oral moisturizing gel in healthy volunteers. It was demonstrated that this method suppress the rise in the number of intraoral bacteria without disturbing the plaque removal.
The ICU nurses in Japan were aware of the oral care for endotracheal intubated patients as a prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. In their clinical practice, nurses performed oral care once every eight hours by washing with tap water with patients in the lateral position.
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