Effects of hydrogen peroxide mouthwash on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of hydrogen peroxide (HP) mouthwash on the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial conducted on 68 patients. The intervention group u...

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Main Authors: Monir Nobahar, Mohammad Reza Razavi, Farhad Malek, Raheb Ghorbani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016301131

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