Oral and Nasal Decontamination for COVID-19 Patients: More Harm Than Good?

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays to protect healthcare workers when undertaking aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) on patients without suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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2. Antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays administered to patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection to improve patient outcomes and to protect healthcare workers treating them.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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3. Use of antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays by healthcare workers to protect them when treating patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020
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4. Supporting the Aspecific Physiological Defenses of Upper Airways against Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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5. Providing safe perioperative care in cardiac surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic.Best practice & research. Clinical anaesthesiology · 2021
   Review
6. Evidence-based review of safe theatre practice during the COVID-19 pandemic beyond personal protective equipment.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2021
   Review
7. In Response: 'Perioperative COVID-19 Defense: An Evidence-Based Approach for Optimization of Infection Control and Operating Room Management'.Anesthesia and analgesia · 2020
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Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Funding

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Abstract

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