Analysis of oral risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients.

Ademar Takahama JuniorVitoria Iaros de SousaElisa Emi TanakaEvelise OnoFernanda Akemi Nakanishi ItoPriscila Paganini CostaMaria Beatriz Bergonse Pereira PedrialiHeliton Gustavo de LimaMarco Aurélio FornazieriLeticia Sassaki CorreiaLucienne Tibery Queiroz CardosoClaudia Maria Dantas de Maio Carrilho

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)

The results of this paper reinforce the importance of proper maintenance of oral hygiene before intubation, which may lead to a decrease in the incidence of VAP in the ICU.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
cardiac arrest
risk factors
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation