Efficiency of different protocols for oral hygiene combined with the use of chlorhexidine in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Ana Carolina da Silva PintoBruna Machado da SilvaJoel Ferreira Santiago JuniorSilvia Helena de Carvalho Sales-PeresPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2021)
Protocols that include the mechanical removal of oral biofilm in combination with the use of chlorhexidine can reduce the incidence of VAP among ICU patients requiring MV.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- intensive care unit
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- staphylococcus aureus
- peritoneal dialysis
- risk factors
- prognostic factors
- candida albicans
- biofilm formation
- patient reported outcomes
- surgical site infection
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- oral health
- respiratory failure