Oral decontamination to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: is it a sound strategy?
- PMID: 19420189
- DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-2757
Oral decontamination to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia: is it a sound strategy?
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Oropharyngeal cleansing with 0.2% chlorhexidine for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill patients: an open-label randomized trial with 0.01% potassium permanganate as control.Chest. 2009 May;135(5):1150-1156. doi: 10.1378/chest.08-1321. Chest. 2009. PMID: 19420193 Clinical Trial.
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