KIMVENT* Oral Care Solutions

Proven to enhance oral care compliance

 

CDC Guidelines call for consistent oral care routine to prevent healthcare-associated pneumonia.1 But performing regular oral care can be a challenge within the intense environment of the ICU.

Until now.

Now with CHG Oral Rinse, 0.12%††, KIMVENT* Oral Care Solutions provide a complete portfolio of flexible, easy-to-use kits and components designed to promote oral care compliance. And with our Partners in Prevention Oral Care Compliance Program, we can provide evidence-based  "Best Practices", easy-to-use assessment and tracking tools, education and training support – all to help you deliver consistent oral care.

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Q2 and Q4 Oral Care Kits

A Portfolio of Products to Meet Every Protocol.

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The latest CDC guidelines designed to reduce the incidence of health-care-associated pneumonia

A clinical review of the various VAP bundles, practices, techniques and tools currently recognized as the providing best evidence-based patient care.

The Role of Oral Care in the Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.

 

1 Kollef MH. What is ventilator-associated pneumonia and why is it important? Respiratory Care 2005 June; 50(6); 714-724

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Accredited Study Guide. Oral Care is Critical Care: The Role of Oral Care in the Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.

An Accredited Independent Study Guide, written and published by KIMBERLY-CLARK* Knowledge Network Health Care Education

CDC Guidelines for Preventing HealthCare Associated Pneumonia

The latest CDC guidelines designed to reduce the incidence of health-care-associated pneumonia

CDC Guidelines: Criteria for Defining Nosocomial Pneumonia, 2005

A standard operating procedure to manage trauma patients, based on evidence-based data and guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of VAP.

Daily Oral Health Assessment Form

A sample Daily Oral Health Assessment form.

Importance of oral care in the prevention of VAP

With DNA studies confirming that up to 90% of VAP is caused by pathogens colonizing the mouth within hours of ICU admission, article focuses on critical performance of oral care upon admission.

KIMBERLY-CLARK* KIMVENT* 24-Hour Oral Care Kits & Components Brochure.

A complete portfolio of oral care solutions to support q4 or q2 protocols. Now featuring CHG Oral Rinse, 0.12%††

KIMBERLY-CLARK* Partners In Prevention Oral Care Compliance Program Brochure - pdf

Learn how our oral care compliance program can help your staff deliver comprehensive and consistent oral care - critical in preventing VAP.

KIMVENT* 24-Hour Oral Care (q4) Demonstration Video

Inservice training video demonstrating how to set up the KIMVENT* 24-Hour Oral Care (q4) kit.

KIMVENT* 24-Hour Oral Care Kit (q4) Protocol Poster - pdf

Step-by-Step (q4) oral care protocol poster aids clinicians in performing and tracking each step over a 24-Hour period using KIMVENT* 24-Hour Oral Care.

KIMVENT* Oral Care Customizable Protocal Poster - pdf

By customizing this poster with your own oral care protocals, your staff is reminded that VAP is "Not On My Watch".
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Empowering the Respiratory Therapist to be the VAP Expert

Take the course “Empowering the Respiratory Therapist to be the VAP Expert” presented by the American Association for Respiratory Care and sponsored in part by an unrestricted educational grant from...
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How New Technologies and Practices Will Impact Patient Safety

An overview of new information technologies designed to improve patient safety and increase operational efficiencies.
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  • Nurses 1.25 CH
  • Respiratory Therapists 1.0 CRCE AARC* No RT credit for Online
  • IACET 0.1 (1.0 CH)

Roadmap to HAP and VAP: Neglecting Oral Care

In this course we discuss the relevant alterations in oral physiology, phases of biofilm formation, means of pathogen colonization and the mechanisms of their aspiration, together with recognized oral care...
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  • Surgical Technologists 1.0 CE (AST)
  • IACET .1 (1CH)

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Reducing the Risk

A discussion of the epidemiology and microbiology of ventilator-associated pnuemonia.
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  • Respiratory Therapists 1.0 CRCE (AARC)

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Strategies for Prevention and Diagnosis

A discussion of the pathophysiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia and strategies for risk reduction.
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