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Table 3 Oral care

From: Impact of a VAP bundle in Belgian intensive care units

Oral disinfection

2010

2011

2013

2014

2015

2016

p value

Water

1 (1%)

6 (2%)

1 (0.3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

CHXD 0.2%

48 (38.4%)

126 (43%)

108 (37.5%)

132 (49.8%)

90 (33.2%)

79 (50%)

< 0.0001

CHXD 0.5%

13 (10.4%)

5 (1.7%)

11 (3.8%)

7 (2.6%)

4 (1.5%)

5 (3.2%)

 

CHXD 1%

0 (0%)

2 (0.7%)

26 (9%)

7 (2.6%)

16 (5.9%)

3 (1.9%)

 

CHXD 2%

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

10 (3.5%)

9 (3.4%)

15 (5.5%)

7 (4.4%)

 

Polyvidone iodine

44 (35.2%)

119 (40.6%)

102 (35.4%)

93 (35.1%)

124 (45.8%)

55 (34.8%)

 

Other

19 (15.2%)

35 (11.9%)

30 (10.4%)

17 (6.4%)

22 (8.11%)

10 (6.3%)

 

Rate of disinfection

       

1/day

2 (1.6%)

31 (10.6%)

3 (1%)

9 (3.4%)

2 (0.7%)

0 (0%)

< 0.0001

2/day

24 (19.2%)

41 (14%)

24 (8.3%)

27 (10.2%)

22 (8.1%)

8 (5.1%)

 

3/day

36 (28.8%)

117 (39.9%)

158 (54.9%)

136 (51.3%)

116 (42.8%)

75 (47.4%)

 

> 3/day

63 (50.4%)

104 (35.5%)

103 (35.8%)

93 (35.1%)

131 (48.3%)

75 (47.4%)

 

Dental brushing

       

0/day

NK

63 (21.5%)

51 (18.7%)

32 (12.9%)

36 (13.3%)

27 (17.1%)

0.0235

1/day

NK

99 (33.8%)

103 (35.8%)

88 (33.3%)

83 (30.6%)

63 (39.9%)

 

2/day

NK

70 (23.9%)

63 (21.9%)

81 (38.6%)

84 (31%)

51 (32.3%)

 

2/day

NK

46 (15.7%)

47 (16.3%)

45 (17%)

53 (19.6%)

11 (7%)

 

Not applicable

NK

15 (5.1%)

25 (8.7%)

19 (7.2%)

15 (5.5%)

6 (3.8%)

 
  1. CHXD Chlorhexidine, NK: not known