Open AccessOral 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.