Systematic literature review of oral hygiene practices for intensive care patients receiving mechanical ventilation
Background: Oropharyngeal colonization with pathogenic organisms is noted to be a contributing factor to the development of ventilator associated pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Oral hygiene, although considered by some clinicians to be basic and potentially non-essential nursing care...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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American Association of Critical Care Nurses
2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9003 |