Removal of Chlorhexidine for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention with a Dentist Composing the Intensive Care Unit Team
When intensive oral care is performed, the use of chlorhexidine shows no significant change in VAP incidence, MR, LOS, and DMV. Therefore, the dentist, as part of the multiprofessional team, should decide on its use.
Authors
- Marcos Barbosa Pains (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1510-3649)
- Arthur Rollemberg Cruciol Figueiredo
- Isabel Verlangeiro Vieira
- Paulo Tadeu de Souza Figueiredo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7285-7869)
- Suzaynne Corrêa Bittencourt Diniz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8919-2489)
Institutions
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
- Federal Government of Brazil (BR)
- Governo do Distrito Federal (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/jmdh.s476253
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.42