Journal article
Prophylactic oral health procedures to prevent hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Given the severity of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia, the purpose of this systematic review was to identify various oral health procedures, in intensive care unit or nursing home setting, shown to help reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
DESIGN: Randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of at least one prophylactic oral health procedure in …
Authors
El-Rabbany M; Zaghlol N; Bhandari M; Azarpazhooh A
Journal
International Journal of Nursing Studies, Vol. 52, No. 1, pp. 452–464
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2015
DOI
10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.07.010
ISSN
0020-7489