Effect of oral care protocol with versus without chlorhexidine on mortality of mechanically ventilated patients: Prospective randomized controlled trial
A comprehensive oral care regime consisting of mechanical disruption of dental plaque, moisturization of lips and oral cavity compared to chlorhexidine -based oral care is found to be more effective in reducing VAP in mechanically ventilated patients admitted in a general ICU.
Authors
- Sukhyanti Kerai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-0786)
- Anju R. Bhalotra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-2941)
- Kirti N Saxena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2045-243X)
- Vikash Bansal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9716-9261)
- Rahil Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3941-1398)
- Prithvi Raj
- V. Shetty
- Nity N. Ekka
- Theresa Kikon
Institutions
- Maulana Azad Medical College (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology
- Published
- 2025-11-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/joacp.joacp_610_24
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00