Oral care of intubated patients

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Blot, Stijn ^a,b   Vandijck, Dominique ^c   Labeau, Sonia ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Intubation; Mouth; Oral care; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MOUTH FLORA; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SALIVATION; SURVIVAL RATE; TOOTH BRUSHING; TOOTH PLAQUE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 44649165332     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CPM.0b013e3181729250     Document Type: Review

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