The effectiveness of an oral health care program for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Abstract:

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:To determine the effectiveness of an oral health care program for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). BACKGROUND:Research has shown a significant correlation between oral bacteria and VAP, indicating that an oral health care program plays a very important role in VAP prevention. DESIGN AND METHODS:A quasi-experimental study was used and conducted in the intensive care unit in a medical centre. A total of 199 mechanically ventilated patients were enrolled and divided into two groups: the experimental group (n=99) and control group (n=100). The experimental group was cared for using an evidence-based oral health care program, and the control group was cared for using routine nursing care procedures. Each group received the assigned treatment for four consecutive days. RESULTS:The incidence of VAP in the experimental group (4%, 4/95) was significantly lower than that in the control group (21%, 18/82). The oral assessment guide (OAG) mean score (9.16 ± 2.07) of the experimental group was significantly different (P<0.05) from that of the control group (10.07 ± 1.79). The general estimated equation further showed that there was a significant difference between groups (P<0.01) for the third post-test data and no significant difference for the pre-test or the first and second post-test data between groups, indicating that an increased duration of intervention resulted in significant decreases in the OAG scores in the experimental group compared with the control group. CONCLUSIONS:The evidence-based oral health care program effectively improved oral mucosal health and statistically reduced the incidence of VAP in this study. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE:The study findings may be useful as an empirical reference for health care professionals performing an oral health care program in the future. Additionally, it may serve as a reference for long-term care policies aimed at reducing the ventilation duration, days of hospitalization and mortality rate to enhance patient safety and the quality of medical care.

journal_name

Nurs Crit Care

journal_title

Nursing in critical care

authors

Liao YM,Tsai JR,Chou FH

doi

10.1111/nicc.12037

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-03-01 00:00:00

pages

89-97

issue

2

eissn

1362-1017

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1478-5153

journal_volume

20

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