Does chlorhexidine reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Autor: Cruz JC; University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Electronic address: jonas-cruz@hotmail.com., Martins CK; Department of Medicine, University of Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP), Ribeirão Preto, Brazil., Piassi JEV; Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Dentistry, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil., Garcia Júnior IR; Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Dentistry, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil., Santiago Junior JF; Department of Health Sciences. Dentistry Course, Unisagrado: Centro Universitário Sagrado Coração, Bauru, SP, Brazil., Faverani LP; Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Diagnosis and Surgery, São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Dentistry, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.

Publikováno v: Medicina intensiva [Med Intensiva (Engl Ed)] 2023 Aug; Vol. 47 (8), pp. 437-444. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 01.