Oral Care in the Intensive Care Unit

Oral care in the intensive care unit.

Dermatology in the intensive care unit

Background: Considering the prevalence of skin lesions and drug eruptions in intensive care units and the absence of research about it, we decided to study skin lesions of patients admitted in intensive care unit. Patients and Methods: In this descriptive study all patients admitted in intensive care units of Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan in 1376-78 were observed and examined by a resident in De...

Ethnographic Investigation of Oral Care in the Intensive Care Unit.

BACKGROUND Oral care plays a clear and important role in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. However, few studies have explored the actual work of oral care by nurses in the intensive care unit. OBJECTIVE To explore intensive care nurses' knowledge of and experiences with the delivery of oral care to reveal less visible aspects of this work. METHODS In an institutional ethnog...

Oral care in the intensive care unit: a review.

Oral care for patients in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is important, but this is usually the responsibility of nurses without sufficient knowledge in oral care or comprehensive protocols to follow. The problems of maintaining oral care with oral intubation, performing oral assessment, guidelines for oral hygiene care, frequency of oral care needed, and suggested mouth care protocol ...

Challenges in Visiting in the Intensive Care Unit

Background and Aims: Open ICU visiting is recommended because of positive effects on patients and relatives. However, patient visiting in Iranian’s ICU is restricted now. Many issues around the subject have not been properly addressed. Here the visiting challenges have been discussed. Methods: This is a qualitative descriptive-exploratory study conducted through semi-structured deep interview w...