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
9 SoF Entries
Summary of Findings
Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology
| Outcome | Effect | Participants | Studies | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Oral mucositis (any)
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
0.61 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Oral mucositis (moderate + severe)
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
0.52 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Oral mucositis (severe)
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
0.4 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Interruptions to cancer treatment
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
0.44 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Oral pain (1 to 5 scale)
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
-1.93 | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Quality of life
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Normalcy of diet (days of total parenteral nutrition)
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Duration of hospitalisation (days)
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
nan | - | - | Not assessed |
|
Oral pain on a 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain) scale
Control (no treatment or routine care) |
-1.5 | - | - | 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: | CD011552 |
| Outcomes: | 9 assessed |
Related Content
Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed:
9