Application of different concentrations of chlorhexidine oral care solution in patients with orotracheal intubation / 中国感染控制杂志

Objective To study application effectiveness of different concentrations of chlorhexidine oral care solu-tion in patients with orotracheal intubation.Methods A total of 120 patients who were admitted to the general in-tensive care unit (ICU)of a hospital and undergoing mechanical ventilation via orotracheal intubation for >48 hours between January 2012 and December 2013 were included in the study,they were divided randomly into three groups,40 in each group.Trial group,control group I,and control group II were provided with 2%,0.2%,and 0.12% chlorhexidine oral care solution,respectively.Differences in halitosis,oral mucosal infection,onset time and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP ) among three groups were observed and compared. Results There were significant difference in incidence of VAP and early-onset VAP between trial group and control group I,trial group and control group II,respectively(both P <0.05 );incidence of VAP in control group II was higher than trial group(47.50% vs 20.00%,P =0.009).Conclusion 2% chlorhexidine oral rinsing and swabbing can effectively reduce incidence of VAP in patients with orotracheal intubation.

Study of follow up health education on promoting cardio-vascular patients' compliance with doctor's advices after leaving hospital / 中国实用护理杂志

Objectives To explore the effects of follow-up health edueation of cardio-vascular patients outside hospital on their compliance with doctor's advices.Methods Eighty cardio-vagcular patients were selected and divided randomly into the control group and the follow-up group with 40 cases in each group.The patients of the control group were siren instmcfons only before leaving hospital while those of the follow-up group received follow-up health education as well as the leaving-hospitsl insuuctions.Investigations were carried out one year after follow-up health education in the two groups' compliance with doctor's advices including their thempeutic changes of lifestyle,re-admittance to hospital and mortality.Results Signitlcant differences were found between the follow-up gtonp and the control group in respect of the pationts' compliance with doctor's advices,re-admittance to hospital and mortality,P＜0.01,P＜0.05.The complialice with doctor's advices in the follow-up group Wag obviously better than that of the control group.Conclusions The follow-up health education can be an effective way for promoting the cardio-vascular patients' compliance with doctor's advice after leaving hospital.