Natural history of dental plaque accumulation in mechanically ventilated adults: A descriptive correlational study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 299-304

  Jones, Deborah J ^a   Munro, Cindy L ^b   Grap, Mary Jo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental plaque; Mechanical ventilation; Oral care; Oral health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; TOOTH PLAQUE; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DENTAL PLAQUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 82155175707     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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