Enfermería intensiva
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Enfermería intensiva · Jul 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study[Prevention of mechanical ventilator-associated pneumonia: a comparison of two different oral hygiene methods].
Oral hygiene (OH) forms a part of the patient's safety in the prevention of mechanical ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The dental plaque index (DP) is considered as a quality marker for OH. ⋯ There is a tendency towards a decrease in the DP which is clearing in the GR group and no relation between VAP and greater DP or halitosis.