Chlorhexidine, toothbrushing, and preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adults

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 428-437

  Munro, Cindy L ^a   Grap, Mary Jo ^a   Jones, Deborah J ^d   McClish, Donna K ^b   Sessler, Curtis N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Department of Biostatistics ^*  (United States)

^c Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College of Virginia Campus (VCU MCV)   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 73249147039     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009792     Document Type: Article

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