Effects of oral hygiene using chlorhexidine on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critical-care settings: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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...
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Elsevier,
2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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