Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia

Cochrane Review 7 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Oral health-related quality of life
usual care
nan - - Not assessed
Oral health
usual care
nan - - Not assessed
Dental plaque
usual care
-0.04 - - Not assessed
Denture plaque
usual care
-0.6 - - Not assessed
Gingivitis
usual care
nan - - Not assessed
Denture-induced stomatitis
usual care
nan - - Not assessed
Caries/root caries
usual care
nan - - Not assessed
GRADE Certainty of Evidence:
High Very confident in the effect estimate
Moderate Moderately confident in the effect estimate
Low Limited confidence in the effect estimate
Very Low Very little confidence in the effect estimate

Review Information

Review ID: CD010535
Outcomes: 7 assessed

Related Content

Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 7