Evaluating the Effect of Mouth Washing with Chlorhexidine on the Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Background & Aim: One of the most important hospital infections which lead to more mortality, duration of hospitalization, and health care costs is ventilator-associated pneumonia. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of 12% chlorhexidine mouthwash on the frequency of ventilator...

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Main Authors: M Seyedalshohadaee, F Rafii, i H Haghani, F Faridian Arani
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Iran University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:نشریه پرستاری ایران
Subjects:
icu
Online Access:http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1439-en.html