The oral care practice in preventing clinical pulmonary infection on ventilated patients in intensive care unit: a retrospective study / Norliza Zahri and Noraini Hashim

• Main Authors: Zahri, Norliza, Hashim, Noraini
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Health Sciences 2019
• Subjects: Communicable diseases and public health; Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/53994/1/53994.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/53994/; http://healthscopefsk.com/

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a dangerous infection in the oropharyngeal cavity. It is one of the most common healthcare-associated infections especially for patients who admitted in Intensive Care Units (ICU). The Oral care practice is a procedure in main...