Toothbrushing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia
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Toothbrushing for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia
on the potential contribution of oral care in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has led to the generally accepted practice of using oral antiseptic agents [1]; however, the value of toothbrushing remains controversial. Dr Gu and colleagues [2] investigated the eff ect of oral care with versus without toothbrushing on VAP prevention by meta-analysis, and found toothbrushing not to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Critical Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: 10.1186/cc12511