Preventive oral hygiene and ventilator-associated pneumonia in paediatric intensive care unit.
Eur J Paediatr Dent
; 23(4): 298-302, 2022 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-36511909
ABSTRACT
AIM:
Data indicate a tendency towards an increased incidence through the last decades of various forms of pneumonia. Among these, nosocomial pneumonia in patients who have been on mechanical ventilation support (increased after the Covid-19 pandemic) is a condition that must be addressed as soon as possible to avoid complications. Current literature lacks an in-depth analysis of the potential correlation between ventilator-associated pneumonia and poor oral hygiene, especially in children. The aim of this literature review is to investigate if improving oral hygiene could affect the onset of nosocomial pneumonia in children.METHODS:
A search was performed in Pubmed, Medline, and Scopus for the keywords oral care, children, neonates, ventilator-associated pneumonia, combined with 'AND' or 'OR' Boolean Operators.CONCLUSION:
The relevant papers retrieved in the scientific literature emphasised the importante of good oral care bundles to mitigate the bacteria proliferation in the bloodstream, and to prevent the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía Asociada al Ventilador
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Año:
2022
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Article