Effect of 4 ℃ black plum and licorice spray on thirst of patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU
HE Zhaohao
WANG Qiufang
ZHENG Guixian
OU Jie
GAO Xing
WEN Qitao
LI Bin
Abstract：Objective:To explore the effect of 4 ℃ black plum and licorice spray on the thirst degree of patients with mechanical ventilation in ICU.Methods:Mechanically ventilated patients in the ICU of a tertiary A-level general hospital in Hainan Province from September 2023 to February 2024 were selected as the research subjects.The patients were divided into a control group and an observation group by randomized controlled method.The control group had 39 cases,and the patients'mouths were sprayed with 4℃ sterile water for injection spray.The observation group had 38 cases,and the patients'mouths were sprayed with 4 ℃ black plum and licorice spray.The oral humidity and oral mucosal moisturizing scores of the two groups of patients were observed.Results:After intervention,the oral humidity value of the observation group was(29.19±3.92)％,which was higher than that of the control group(25.31±2.80)％,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.001).The oral mucosal moisturizing score of the observation group was(2.87±0.74)points,which was lower than that of the control group(3.38±0.63)points,and the difference was statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusions:4 ℃ black plum and licorice spray can relieve oral humidity,moisten the lips,tongue and oral mucosa of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation,and promote comfort,which is better than 4℃ sterile water for injection spray.
Keywords：ICUmechanical ventilationthirstblack plum and licorice spray
Publication Date：2025-04-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1452-1456 )