Role of Oral Care in Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia Among COPD Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Nosocomial Pneumonia
COPD Exacerbation
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Assiut University · Other
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About This Trial
Poor dental hygiene has been linked to respiratory pathogen colonization in ICU patients. Therefore, respiratory pathogens tend to colonize dental plaque and oral mucosa in these populations. Therefore, strategies to eliminate respiratory pathogens from the oral cavity may improve oral hygiene and decrease the development of nosocomial pneumonia.
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients diagnosed as COPD
* admitted to ICU with acute exacerbation
* need for noninvasive ventilatory support including noninvasive ventilation anf high flow nasal cannula
Exclusion Criteria:
* patients refusing to participate
* End stage organ failure (Heart Failure, Live…
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