Implementation of a hospital oral care protocol and recording of oral mucositis in children receiving cancer treatment

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1113-1120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram F. Qutob ◽  
Gabrielle Allen ◽  
Sumant Gue ◽  
Tamas Revesz ◽  
Richard M. Logan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Oral Mucositis ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Care Protocol

Skin and mucosal alterations

2007 ◽  
pp. 635-652
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Oral Mucositis ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Scalp Cooling ◽  
It Impacts ◽  
Scalp Hypothermia

Hair loss (alopecia) 636 Scalp cooling (scalp hypothermia) 638 Oral mucositis and related problems 640 Oral mucositis: managing the process and symptoms 644 Oesophagitis 646 Oral care in advanced cancer 647 Malignant wounds 648 Lymphoedema 650 Hair loss can be a distressing side effect of cancer treatment; it impacts on body image and feelings of attractiveness, creates anxiety and causes a visual reminder of the disease and treatment. Alopecia is not a major side effect for most people, but a small group of patients will become extremely distressed by it....

scholarly journals Incidence of Oral Mucositis in Patients Undergoing Head and Neck Cancer Treatment: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Raquel Pacheco ◽  
Maria Alzira Cavacas ◽  
Paulo Mascarenhas ◽  
Pedro Oliveira ◽  
Carlos Zagalo
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Oral Mucositis ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Incidence Rates

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the literature about the incidence of oral mucositis and its degrees (mild, moderate, and severe), in patients undergoing head and neck cancer treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery). Addressing this issue is important since oral mucositis has a negative impact on oral health and significantly deteriorates the quality of life. Therefore, a multidisciplinary team, including dentists, should be involved in the treatment. The overall oral mucositis incidence was 89.4%. The global incidence for mild, moderate, and severe degrees were 16.8%, 34.5%, and 26.4%, respectively. The high incidence rates reported in this review point out the need for greater care in terms of the oral health of these patients.

Predicting discrepancy between pain report and observed tissue damage during oral mucositis following cancer treatment

Pain ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. S366
Author(s):  
M.W. Davis ◽  
B.E. Williams ◽  
K.L. Syrjala ◽  
G.W. Donaldson
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Oral Mucositis ◽  
Tissue Damage ◽  
Pain Report

Development of a buccal doxepin platform for pain in oral mucositis derived from head and neck cancer treatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 117 ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roser Sanz ◽  
Ana C. Calpena ◽  
Mireia Mallandrich ◽  
Álvaro Gimeno ◽  
Lyda Halbaut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Oral Mucositis

Nurses’ Implementation of Guidelines for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn L. Cason ◽  
Tracy Tyner ◽  
Sue Saunders ◽  
Lisa Broome
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
Care Protocol ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Centers For Disease Control

• Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia accounts for 47% of infections in patients in intensive care units. Adherence to the best nursing practices recommended in the 2003 guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia. • Objective To evaluate the extent to which nurses working in intensive care units implement best practices when managing adult patients receiving mechanical ventilation. • Methods Nurses attending education seminars in the United States completed a 29-item questionnaire about the type and frequency of care provided. • Results Twelve hundred nurses completed the questionnaire. Most (82%) reported compliance with hand-washing guidelines, 75% reported wearing gloves, half reported elevating the head of the bed, a third reported performing subglottic suctioning, and half reported having an oral care protocol in their hospital. Nurses in hospitals with an oral care protocol reported better compliance with hand washing and maintaining head-of-bed elevation, were more likely to regularly provide oral care, and were more familiar with rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia and the organisms involved than were nurses working in hospitals without such protocols. • Conclusions The guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are not consistently or uniformly implemented. Practices of nurses employed in hospitals with oral care protocols are more often congruent with the guidelines than are practices of nurses employed in hospitals without such protocols. Significant reductions in rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia may be achieved by broader implementation of oral care protocols.

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