Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia With Toothbrushing in Oral Care of Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Patients

University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand

Status: Completed

Conditions: Critical Care; Oral Care; Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Prevention; Toothbrushing; Mechanical Ventilation

Treatments: Other: Toothbrushing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02400294

CHU-0227

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of toothbrushing in oral care of mechanically ventilated critically ill patients on prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia

Full description

Prospective, before and after study in 5 Intensive Care Units (ICUs) of a university hospital.

The before period (control phase, 6 months): standard oral care 3 times a day in every consecutive intubated patients in the participating ICUs The interphase period (1 month): formal training of all the nurses, physicians and residents on the use of toothbrushing during oral care The after period: (study phase, 6 months): standard oral care with tooth brushing 3 times a day in every consecutive intubated patients in the participating ICUs

Enrollment: 2,030 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients
• Intubated mechanically ventilated ICU patient
• Platelets count >50G/L

Exclusion criteria

• Edentulous patients