Oral health and ventilator-associated pneumonia among critically ill patients: a prospective study

Oral Diseases ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 709-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Saensom ◽  
AT Merchant ◽  
N Wara-aswapati ◽  
W Ruaisungnoen ◽  
W Pitiphat
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
A Prospective Study

Dialysis and central venous catheter infections in critically ill patients: Results of a prospective study

1999 ◽  
Vol 27 (11) ◽  
pp. 2394-2398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bertrand Souweine ◽  
Ousmane Traore ◽  
Bruno Aublet-Cuvelier ◽  
Laurence Badrikian ◽  
Laurent Bret ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Venous Catheter ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Venous Catheter ◽  
Central Venous ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Catheter Infections

scholarly journals A prospective study of the incidence of iatrogenic ocular damage in critically ill patients

Critical Care ◽  
10.1186/cc376 ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 3 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. P001
Author(s):  
C Gorman ◽  
T Rogers ◽  
J Price ◽  
A Waboso ◽  
L Flackett ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
A Prospective Study

The impact of oral care on oral health status and prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdullah Haghighi ◽  
Vida Shafipour ◽  
Masoumeh Bagheri-Nesami ◽  
Afshin Gholipour Baradari ◽  
Jamshid Yazdani Charati
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ◽  
The Impact

Relationship of thromboelastography and conventional clotting test values with severe bleeding in critically ill patients with coagulopathy: A prospective study

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 671-678 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Casado‐Méndez ◽  
José Fernandez‐Pacheco ◽  
Victoria Arellano‐Orden ◽  
Francisco J. Rodríguez‐Martorell ◽  
Ana Díaz‐Martín ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Severe Bleeding ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Relationship Of

scholarly journals Micronutrients in critically ill patients with severe acute kidney injury – a prospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlies Ostermann ◽  
Jennifer Summers ◽  
Katie Lei ◽  
David Card ◽  
Dominic J. Harrington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acute Kidney Injury ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Kidney Injury ◽  
A Prospective Study

Oral Health and Care in the Intensive Care Unit: State of the Science

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cindy L. Munro ◽  
Mary Jo Grap
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Critically Ill ◽  
Critically Ill Patients ◽  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Oral Care ◽  
Microbial Flora ◽  
Tooth Surface ◽  
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Oral health is influenced by oral microbial flora, which are concentrated in dental plaque. Dental plaque provides a microhabitat for organisms and an opportunity for adherence of the organisms to either the tooth surface or other microorganisms. In critically ill patients, potential pathogens can be cultured from the oral cavity. These microorganisms in the mouth can translocate and colonize the lung, resulting in ventilator-associated pneumonia. The importance of oral care in the intensive care unit has been noted in the literature, but little research is available on mechanical or pharmacological approaches to reducing oral microbial flora via oral care in critically ill adults. Most research in oral care has been directed toward patients’ comfort; the microbiological and physiological effects of tooth brushing in the intensive care unit have not been reported. Although 2 studies indicated reductions in rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia in cardiac surgery patients who received chlorhexidine before intubation and postoperatively, the effects of chlorhexidine in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in other populations of critically ill patients or its effect when treatment with the agent initiated after intubation have not been reported. In addition, no evaluation of the effectiveness of pharmacological and mechanical interventions relative to each other or in combination has been published. Additional studies are needed to develop and test best practices for oral care in critically ill patients.

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