Mouth Care to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

作者：Booker Staja^*; Murff Sharon; Kitko Lisa; Jablonski Rita

来源：American Journal of Nursing, 2013, 113(10): 24-30.

• hospital-acquired infection
• infection control
• mechanical ventilation
• mouth care
• oral hygiene
• respiratory intubation
• ventilator-associated pneumonia

Despite the well-established association between good oral hygiene and the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the importance of mouth care in infection control is seldom recognized. The authors discuss the pathophysiology of VAP and why oral care is crucial to its prevention. They also provide an evidence-based, step-by-step guide to providing optimal oral care for intubated patients.

• 出版日期2013-10