Open AccessOral care practices for patients in Intensive Care Units: A pilot survey
Author(s) -
Alexandre Franco Miranda,
Renata Cristina de Paula,
Cinthia Gonçalves Barbosa de Castro Piau,
Priscila Paganini Costa,
Ana Cristina Barreto Bezerra
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.182203
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care , pneumonia , ventilator associated pneumonia , chlorhexidine , descriptive statistics , intensive care unit , oral health , bonferroni correction , oral hygiene , feeling , health professionals , emergency medicine , family medicine , health care , dentistry , intensive care medicine , psychology , social psychology , statistics , mathematics , economics , economic growth
To assess the level of knowledge and difficulties concerning hospitalized patients regarding preventive oral health measures among professionals working in Intensive Care Units (ICUs).