Toothbrushing for critically ill mechanically ventilated patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials evaluating ventilator-associated pneumonia

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 646-655

  Alhazzani, Waleed ^a   Smith, Orla ^b,c   Muscedere, John ^d   Medd, James ^d   Cook, Deborah ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

critical illness; dental plaque; oral care; ventilatorassociated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EMBASE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOOTH BRUSHING; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CHLORHEXIDINE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MOUTHWASHES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 84873328733     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3182742d45     Document Type: Review

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