Oral condition of critical patients and its correlation with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a pilot study

• Main Authors: Andrea Carvalho De Marco (Author), Camila Galvão Cardoso (Author), Fernando Vinicius Cesar De Marco (Author), Antonio Braulino de Melo Filho (Author), Mauro Pedrine Santamaria (Author), Maria Aparecida Neves Jardini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Literature has reported inadequate oral hygiene conditions in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and the occurrence of Ventilator-associated pneumonia in about 9%-27% of all intubated patients. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate ICU patient's oral conditions and corr...