Role of Oral Care in Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia Among COPD Patients
Routine Oral Care Versus Chlorhexidine Oral Care on Incidence of Nosocomial Pneumonia and Oral Health Among Critically Ill Non-intubated Patients With COPD
Assiut University
60 participants
Oct 1, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Poor dental hygiene has been linked to respiratory pathogen colonization in ICU patients. Therefore, respiratory pathogens tend to colonize dental plaque and oral mucosa in these populations. Therefore, strategies to eliminate respiratory pathogens from the oral cavity may improve oral hygiene and decrease the development of nosocomial pneumonia.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- Patients diagnosed as COPD
- admitted to ICU with acute exacerbation
- need for noninvasive ventilatory support including noninvasive ventilation anf high flow nasal cannula
Exclusion Criteria2
- patients refusing to participate
- End stage organ failure (Heart Failure, Liver cell failure and/or Renal failure
Interventions
Oral care done twice daily with chlorhexidine oral care solution (concentration 1.2%)
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NCT06691399