The Role of Oral Care in Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: A Literature Review

Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection reported among mechanical ventilation patients in intensive care units(ICU). Ventilator-associated pneumonia is associated with increased morbidity, mortality hospital, length of stay and health care costs. O...

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Main Author: H Darvishi Khezri
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2014-02-01
Series:Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
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Online Access:http://jssu.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1499-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1