Oral care with 0.12% chlorhexidine for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill children: Randomised, controlled and double blind trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1354-1363

  Kusahara, Denise Miyuki ^a   Peterlini, Maria Angélica Sorgini ^a   Pedreira, Mavilde Luz Gonçalves ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Critical care; Oral hygiene; Paediatric nursing; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 84868379832     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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