Open AccessEffect of oral care program on prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit patients: A randomized controlled trial
Author(s) -
Vajiheا Atashi,
Hadi Yousefi,
Hosein Mahjobipoor,
Reza Bekhradi,
Ahmadreza Yazdannik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.409
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2228-5504
pISSN - 1735-9066
DOI - 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_164_17
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , ventilator associated pneumonia , incidence (geometry) , intensive care unit , randomized controlled trial , clinical trial , intensive care , sample size determination , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , statistics , physics , mathematics , optics
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common nosocomial infections that increase mortality rate and the length of hospitalization. Oral care can improve patient's oral health, however, the role of oral care in the reduction in incidence rate of VAP is indisputable. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of oral care on the frequency of VAP of patients in intensive care unit.