Oral Cavity Assessment among Ventilated Children at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | ||
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
Article 3, Volume 9, Issue 25.0, June 2021, Pages 28-36 PDF (863.52 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.77901.1182 | ||
Authors | ||
Adel Amin Ebrahim* 1; Eman Sayed Ahmmed2; Azza Ahmed Eltayeb3; Etemad Hussin Sayed4 | ||
1Nursing Specialist at Authority of Dhamar General Hospital ,Yemen | ||
2Professor of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
3Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University | ||
4Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
Abstract | ||
Mouth care has a crucial role in preventing mucositis in pediatric patients who admitted to pediatric intensive care unit and undergoing mechanical ventilation. Aim: was aimed to assess oral cavity for children undergoing mechanical ventilated at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Subjects and method: A descriptive research design was used. The study were included 60 children (>6 years age) admitted at PICU undergoing mechanical ventilation. Tools: Data collection tools included: Socio-demographic characteristic and clinical data structured questionnaire, and oral cavity assessment tool. Results: It was found that most frequently occurring risk factors of mucositis among studied children were fever, drugs and malnutrition (66.7% & 23.3% & 20.0%) respectively and 63.3% of the studied children had moderate oral mucositis while quarter of them had severe oral mucositis. Conclusion: Children undergoing mechanical ventilation at the pediatric intensive care unit had moderate and severe oral mucositis. Recommendations: The use of an oral cavity assessment instrument is suggested for the early detection of oral infection for every patient and instruct nurses for using proper mouth care. | ||
Keywords | ||
Oral cavity assessment; Children; Mechanical Ventilation & Pediatric intensive care unit | ||
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