Oral care practice for the ventilated patients in intensive care units: A pilot survey

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 333-339

  Soh, Kim Lam ^a   Ghazali, Sazlina Shariff ^a   Soh, Kim Geok ^a   Raman, Rosna Abdul ^a   Abdullah, Sharifah Shafinaz Sharif ^b   Ong, Swee Leong ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Nursing practice; Oral care; Oral hygiene; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FORCEPS; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALAYSIA; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOOTHBRUSH;

EID: 84860010806     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1634     Document Type: Article

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