Protocol for a multi-centered, stepped wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of the de-adoption of oral chlorhexidine prophylaxis and implementation of an oral care bundle for mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: the CHORAL study

BACKGROUND: Routine application of chlorhexidine oral rinse is recommended to reduce risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in mechanically ventilated patients. Recent reappraisal of the evidence from two meta-analyses suggests chlorhexidine may cause excess mortality in non-cardiac surgery p...

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Autores principales: Dale, Craig M., Rose, Louise, Carbone, Sarah, Smith, Orla M., Burry, Lisa, Fan, Eddy, Amaral, Andre Carlos Kajdacsy-Balla, McCredie, Victoria A., Pinto, Ruxandra, Quiñonez, Carlos R., Sutherland, Susan, Scales, Damon C., Cuthbertson, Brian H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
Materias:
Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6814100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31651364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3673-0

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