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Oral care and prevention of pneumonia after withdrawal of nasogastric tube feeding in three elderly patients with psychiatric disorders
We investigated the effect of oral care on the prevention of pneumonia using a clinical scoring scale in elderly patients with psychiatric disorders after the withdrawal of nasogastric feeding tubes. Notably, oral care was effective in preventing pneumonia relapse in these patients.
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771932/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29375840 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1294 |
| Sumario: | We investigated the effect of oral care on the prevention of pneumonia using a clinical scoring scale in elderly patients with psychiatric disorders after the withdrawal of nasogastric feeding tubes. Notably, oral care was effective in preventing pneumonia relapse in these patients. |
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