Ebrahim, A., Ahmmed, E., Eltayeb, A., Sayed, E. (2021). Oral Cavity Assessment among Ventilated Children at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 9(25.0), 28-36. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.77901.1182
Adel Amin Ebrahim; Eman Sayed Ahmmed; Azza Ahmed Eltayeb; Etemad Hussin Sayed. "Oral Cavity Assessment among Ventilated Children at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 9, 25.0, 2021, 28-36. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.77901.1182
Ebrahim, A., Ahmmed, E., Eltayeb, A., Sayed, E. (2021). 'Oral Cavity Assessment among Ventilated Children at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 9(25.0), pp. 28-36. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.77901.1182
Ebrahim, A., Ahmmed, E., Eltayeb, A., Sayed, E. Oral Cavity Assessment among Ventilated Children at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2021; 9(25.0): 28-36. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2021.77901.1182
Oral Cavity Assessment among Ventilated Children at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
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.
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