Effect of brushing teeth with a toothbrush combined with warm boiling water rinsing in oral nursing of orotracheal intubation
LI Jin
LI Xiaomei
WU Jianling
Luo Chunhua
Li Chunmei
Abstract：Objective To study the effect of brushing teeth with a toothbrush combined with warm boiling water rinsing in oral nursing of orotracheal intubation .Methods Eighty-four patients with orotracheal intubation in ICU during May 2012 to June 2013 monitoring were randomly divided into experimental group (n=42) and control group (n=42) .The control group was given oral care with cotton ball immersed in physiological saline ,the experimental group was given oral care by brushing teeth with toothbrush combined with warm boiling water rinsing .The oral nursing effect of two groups was compared .Results The number of oropharyngeal bacterial ,dental plaque ,oral odor ,hospital stay and medical costs in the experimental group were less than that in the control group ,patients satisfaction was significantly higher than that in the control group .Conclusion Brushing teeth with a toothbrush combined with warm boiling water rinsing can effectively clean the oral cavity of patients ,reduce the incidence of bacterial infection on lung .
Keywords：Orotracheal intubationBrushing teethRinsingSuctionOral care
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 8-10 )