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Systematic review: Effectiveness of herbal oral care products on ventilator‐associated pneumonia
Author(s) -
Mojtahedzadeh Mojtaba,
Mashhadi Akbar Boojar Mahdi,
Habtemariam Solomon,
Nabavi Seyed Mohammad,
Najafi Atabak,
Ghahremanian Amirhosein,
Baktash Mohammad,
Aghaabdollahian Safieh,
Sureda Antoni,
Bagheri Mahdi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
phytotherapy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.019
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1573
pISSN - 0951-418X
DOI - 10.1002/ptr.7060
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine , medicine , ventilator associated pneumonia , intensive care medicine , checklist , pneumonia , medline , systematic review , intensive care , scopus , clinical trial , intubation , traditional medicine , dentistry , intensive care unit , anesthesia , political science , psychology , law , cognitive psychology
Ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) resulting from bacterial infection is a prevalent medical problem in intensive care units (ICUs). The purpose of this study was to systematically review available studies on oral products employed to control and reduce VAP in patients undergoing tracheal intubation. This study was based on a systematic review of clinical trial data from science databases such as PubMed, Cochrane, Scopus, and Web of science. Articles were reviewed and selected according to defined criteria and assessed by the primary evaluation checklist. After a critical review of 3,143 search hits, only 18 relevant articles were finally selected for discussion. Our assessment revealed that chlorhexidine and some other oral herbal medications are beneficial in preventing VAP. Chlorhexidine oral dosage forms provide a remarkable role in oral health and prevention of VAP by decreasing the microbial flora in the mouth. Because of similar benefits and comparable effects, some herbal medicines can be suggested as a practical alternative to chlorhexidine.