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
Gingivitis measured by gingival index
toothbrushing only
-0.58 - - Not assessed
Gingivitis measured by proportion of bleeding sites
toothbrushing only
-0.03 - - Not assessed
Periodontitis
toothbrushing only
nan - - Not assessed
Interproximal caries
toothbrushing only
nan - - Not assessed
Plaque
toothbrushing only
-0.42 - - Not assessed
Harms and adverse effects
toothbrushing only
nan - - Not assessed
Harms and adverse outcomes
toothbrushing only
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: CD012018
Outcomes: 7 assessed

Related Content

Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 7