Effects of oral hygiene using chlorhexidine on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical-care settings: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

• Main Authors: Hiroshi Hoshijima (Author), Norifumi Kuratani (Author), Risa Takeuchi (Author), Toshiya Shiga (Author), Eiji Masaki (Author), Katsushi Doi (Author), Nobuyuki Matsumoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent causes of morbidity and mortality among mechanically ventilated patients in critical care. Previous meta-analyses demonstrated that oral chlorhexidine (CHX) is beneficial in preventing VAP. Several new studies on o...