Effectiveness of oral chlorhexidine for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: Overview of systematic reviews.

Flavia RabelloV E AraújoSms Magalhães

Published in: International journal of dental hygiene (2018)

Chlorhexidine has proven to be effective for the prevention of NP among adult populations in cardiothoracic ICU. In ICUs with patients who have varied clinical-surgical conditions, the effectiveness of chlorhexidine for the prevention of PN and VAP was inconclusive.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
systematic review
end stage renal disease
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
surgical site infection
respiratory failure
pseudomonas aeruginosa
drug resistant