- Helps facilitate compliance to protocol. Unique packaging contains everything your patient needs for 24 hours of care.
- Maintains closed tracheal system compliance for ventilator patients. No need to " break the system" or add a second canister, Q•Care's convenient Y-Connector provides a dedicated line for oral cleansing and suctioning.
- Suction Handle provides variable suction control and allows quick tool changes.
- Suction Toothbrush helps remove dental plaque, debris and oral secretions. Suction Swab helps remove debris and secretions between brushings. Both mechanically clean and refresh with sodium bicarbonate, while stimulating oral tissue.
 Soft-tipped Covered Yankauer helps remove debris and secretions. Also addresses infection control issues of storing a reusable yankauer between uses.When closed, the sleeve helps contain oral secretions and protect the yankauer from
environmental debris.- Soft, flexible Oropharyngeal Suction Catheter helps remove secretions from the oropharyngeal area above
vocal cords.
- No-mix "burst tubes" moisten tools right in the package.
- Mouth Moisturizer soothes and moisturizes lips and oral tissue with vitamin E and coconut oil.
- Removable Bedside Bracket helps increase compliance to protocol! Mounts to any wall for
convenient, point-of-use access.
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Source of Infection
The oral cavity is a proven source of healthcare-associated pneumonias (HAP), including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).1 Bacteria colonize the oropharyngeal area, including dental plaque.2,3 Once aspirated, these pathogens can cause infection.3
Three VAP Risk Factors1,*
- Bacterial colonization of the oropharyngeal area
- Aspiration of subglottic secretions†
- Colonization of dental plaque with respiratory pathogens
* Among other risk factors.
† Routine suctioning minimizes oral
secretions, which can migrate to the subglottic area.
Costly Consequences
Mechanical ventilation increases pneumonia risk 6 to 21 times.4 Meanwhile, a 9,080-patient study found that the average VAP patient spends 9.6 additional days on mechanical ventilation, 6.1 extra days in the ICU, 11.5 more days in the hospital, and
requires over $40,000 (US) more to treat.5
1. Schleder B, et al., J Advocate Health Care. 2002;4(1):27-30. 2. Scannapieco FA, J Periodontology. 1999;70(7):793-802. 3. Fourrier F, et al., Crit Care Med. 1998;26:301-8. 4. Tablan OC, et al., “Guidelines for preventing health-care--associated pneumonia, 2003,” CDC and Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), 2003. 5. Rello J, et al., Chest. 2002;122(6):2115-21. |
