Application of disposable medical sponge toothbrush combined with oral irrigation in oral nursing among oral tracheal intubation patients

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the effects of disposable medical sponge toothbrush combined with oral irrigation in oral nursing among oral tracheal intubation patients. Methods From August 2017 to August 2018, we selected 71 cerebral infarction patients with oral tracheal intubation of Neurology Intensive Care Unit at Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University by convenience sampling. All of the patients were divided into observation group (n=36) and control group (n=35) with the random number table. Observation group carried out the oral nursing by medical sponge toothbrush combined with oral irrigation, while control group implemented the oral nursing by wiping with cotton ball. We compared the halitosis and modified Beck Oral Assessment Score of patients between two groups. Results The scores of bad breath of patients in observation group one and two weeks after nursing were (1.61±0.64) and (0.69±0.47) , and the scores of those in control group were (2.26±0.74) and (1.11±0.58) ; the differences were statistical (t=-3.92, -3.35; P<0.01) . The scores of modified Beck Oral Assessment Score of patients in observation group one and two weeks after nursing were (8.78±1.87) and (6.42±1.27) , and the scores of those in control group were (10.94±1.24) and (8.54±0.89) ; the differences were statistical (t=-5.74, -8.15; P<0.01) . Conclusions Disposable medical sponge toothbrush combined with oral irrigation can improve the oral nursing effects of oral tracheal intubation patients and their oral condition. Key words: Cerebral infarction; Oral nursing; Oral tracheal intubation; Neurology