A randomized trial of dental brushing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia

Chest

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 433-439

  Pobo, Angel ^a   Lisboa, Thiago ^a   Rodriguez, Alejandro ^a   Sole, Ramiro ^a   Magret, Mónica ^a   Trefler, Sandra ^a   Gómez, Frederic ^a   Rello, Jordi ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TOOTH BRUSHING; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 68849120685     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.09-0706     Document Type: Article

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