Oral health promotion in patients with chronic renal failure admitted in the Intensive Care Unit | Zendy

Miranda Alexandre Franco | Zendy; Lia Erica Negrini | Zendy; Carvalho Tatiane Maciel | Zendy; Piau Cinthia Gonçalves Barbosa de Castro | Zendy; Costa Priscila Paganini | Zendy; Bezerra Ana Cristina Barreto | Zendy

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Oral health promotion in patients with chronic renal failure admitted in the Intensive Care Unit

Author(s) -

Miranda Alexandre Franco,

Lia Erica Negrini,

Carvalho Tatiane Maciel,

Piau Cinthia Gonçalves Barbosa de Castro,

Costa Priscila Paganini,

Bezerra Ana Cristina Barreto

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.437

Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , oral hygiene , chronic renal failure , respiratory failure , dentistry

Key Clinical Message Oral hygiene deficiency is common in patients treated in ICU s and it enables biofilm colonization by microorganisms that lead to respiratory infections. A 30‐year‐old female patient with chronic renal failure was hospitalized. Dental procedures were performed in the ICU and contributed to the patient's health after a few days.

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