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Efficacy of Oral Care Protocols in the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common infections in intubated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Oral care with chlorhexidine is a conventional method for maintaining hygiene. Recently, adjuvant methods have been introduced into routine oral care, including tee...

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Autores principales: Singh, Pallika, Arshad, Zia, Srivastava, Vinod K, Singh, Gyan Prakash, Gangwar, Radhey S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9064705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35518542
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23750