The effect of dry-wet cotton wipe in the prevention of oral ulcer in patient with orotracheal intubation

Objective:To observe the effects of dry-wet cotton wipe on prevention the oral ulcer in patient with orotracheal intubation.Methods:Eighty-six patients with orotracheal intubation were randomly divided into observation group and control group.The mouths of observation group were nursed by dry-wet cotton wipe,the control group were nursed by oral irrigation.The incidence of ulcer,oral cleanliness and fungal infection rate of two groups were compared.Results:The observation group with oral cleanliness lower than 6 points dropped from 40 cases to 6 cases,the control group dropped from 41 cases to 28 cases,the difference of which was statistic significance(P0.01).The incidence of ulcer and fungal infection rate in the observation and control group were 11.6% and 20.9%,23.3% and 34.9%,respectively,the differences of those were not statistic significance(P0.05).Conclusions:The dry-wet cotton wipe in the prevention of the oral ulcer in patients with orotracheal intubation has good effects in oral hygiene and clinical treatment,which is easy operation and worth of applying widely in clinic.