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
Dental attendance
no screening
nan - - Not assessed
Dental attendance at general dentist
criteria-based screening with non-specific referral
1.39 - - Not assessed
Dental attendance at orthodontist
criteria-based screening with non-specific referral
1.9 - - Not assessed
Dental care received
standard referral letter
1.26 - - Not assessed
Proportion of children with treated/untreated caries
no screening
nan - - Not assessed
Proportion of children with other treated/untreated oral health need
no screening
nan - - Not assessed
Adverse events
no screening
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: CD012595
Outcomes: 7 assessed

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Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 7