ArticleJournal of infection prevention2015
The effect of different oral hygiene treatments on the occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in ventilated patients.
Article in Journal of infection prevention, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Oropharyngeal Interventions in Intubated Patients for Preventing Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Multi-Variate Network Meta-Analysis Evaluating Pharmacological Agents.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Oral care medications for the prevention and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Review
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- Dental treatment needs in hospitalized cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020Article
- Achieving best practice in infection prevention: evidence from the real world.Journal of infection prevention · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe compared the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) among patients treated with comprehensive oral care to those treated with conventional methods of oral care.
methodsWe conducted a prospective, controlled study in an intensive care unit of 90 ventilated patients. Patients in the study group received a comprehensive oral hygiene treatment regimen that involved tooth brushing, suctioning, sodium bicarbonate, rinsing with an antiseptic solution containing 1.5% hydrogen peroxide and a mouth moisturiser. Patients in the control group received a more conventional treatment that included cleaning with a sponge and atraumatic clamp, and rinsing with a 0.2% solution of chlorhexidine gluconate.
resultsAmong the 90 patients admitted to the ICU, 8.9% of the study group developed VAP compared with 33.3% of the control group (
conclusionsIn patients who are ventilated, a comprehensive oral hygiene treatment regimen that includes tooth brushing, suctioning and rinsing with an antiseptic is more effective in preventing VAP than more conventional protocols.
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