In mechanically ventilated patients, how does the utilization of oral care protocol compared with poor oral care affect the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia during the hospitalization period?

Description

The focus this week is to research the internal evidence that supports the intervention formulated in the Week 1 PICOT question. The internal evidence may include clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), best practices from professional and federal organizations, quality improvement projects, clinical expertise, practice data, etc. that are intended to optimize patient care, improve outcomes, and reduce costs.

Locate a specific practice guideline or best practice that supports the intervention formulated in the Week 1 PICOT question and post the link to the practice guideline.

Summarize why the selected practice guideline supports the chosen intervention.

The link to the selected practice guideline is the reference. and also this link needs to be uploaded on discussion board.

PICOT question

In mechanically ventilated patients (P), how does the utilization of oral care protocol (I) compared with poor oral care (C) affect the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (O) during the hospitalization period (T)?