Removal of oral secretion prior to position change can reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia for adult ICU patients: a clinical controlled trial study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of oral secretion on aspiration and reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a serious hospital-acquired infection with reported incidence rate of 12.2% and mortality rate of 29.