The purpose of this PI project was to (a) define oral care policies at ... The CNS counted ventilator days by maintaining a running total on the Excel audit sheet. In addition, respiratory therapy ...

Oral care decreased both the number of intensive care unit (ICU) patients and the length of stay, as well as the amount of time of mechanical ventilation. Patients on mechanical ventilation who ...

A group of Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers found that ventilation managed by a computerized decision support (CDS ...

This open-labeled, randomized controlled study included 23 patients who received mechanical ventilation ... received oral care by a dentist and dental hygienist at the same time every day.

The results from high quality evidence found that oral hygiene care (OHC), including chlorhexidine mouthwash or gel, reduces the risk of developing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ...

The TaperGuard Evac oral tracheal tube is intended ... between the groups in the incidence of ventilator‑associated pneumonia, time to onset of ventilator‑associated pneumonia, or length of intensive ...

Oral care supplemented antiseptics, such as chlorhexidine or povidone-iodine, may reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia more than oral care without antiseptics, according to research ...