Oral status and affecting factors in Iranian ICU patients: a cross-sectional study

• Autors principals: Mostafa Arkia (Autor), Jahangir Rezaei (Autor), Nader Salari (Autor), Siavash Vaziri (Autor), Alireza Abdi (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Abstract Background Oral care is crucial in intensive care units (ICUs). Meanwhile, this action is not well-performed, therefore, mouth cavity-associated disorders cause serious outcomes, e.g. ventilator-dependent pneumonia. Considering a lack of studies in Iran on this subject, this study aimed to...