Critical care nursing interventions related to oral care can reduce the microorganisms in the oropharynx available for translocation to other sites. THis is a randomized, controlled and double blinded study performed in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) from a Brazilian university hospital which objectives were to analyze 0.12% chlorhexidine digluconate influence on Gram-negative pathogens colonization of oropharyngeal and tracheal secretions of mechanically ventilated children.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
74
Oral care with 0.12% Chlorhexidine Digluconate and toothbrushing is realized twice a day and took about 10 minutes to complete, depending on the child's acceptance and clinical conditions.
Gel is applied on a toothbrush, and the teeth are cleaned in quadrants; all teeth surfaces are cleaned (vestibular, lingual, occlusal, and incisal). After each quadrant is cleaned, 10 mL of water (dispensed via a syringe) is used to rinse the quadrant and continual aspiration is used to remove all the gel and debris. After all the teeth are cleaned, the ventral surface of the tongue is brushed with posterior to anterior movements.
Influence of chlorhexidine digluconate 0.12% on tracheal and oropharyngeal colonization by gram-negative pathogens
Influence of some demographic characteristics of critically ill children on the oropharynx Gram-negative pathogens identification.
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