Specialties MICU
Published Apr 17, 2005
You are reading page 2 of mouth care/intubated patient
laurenD
25 Posts
Ooh...oral care pet peeve: Oral care done without suctioning above the ETT/trach cuff afterward!!! All that crap builds up and breeds nasties...or if the cuff leaks they're aspirating!!
We use the Sage Qcare Q4 hours, but you know it never gets done that often by everyone. Check it out:
http://www.sageproducts.com/products/qCare.asp
~Lauren
theheathers01
5 Posts
another also very good oral care item are glycerine swabs there brilliant and very affective and they come in many different flavours and are also very durable just thought i would let u no bye for now.
Turley007
13 Posts
Look at the AACN guidelines. Also check out Sage Oral Care Products. Often intitutions will purchase these.