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| Author(s): |
Andrea Carvalho De Marco
[1]
;
Camila Galvão Cardoso
[2]
;
Fernando Vinicius Cesar De Marco
[3]
;
Antonio Braulino de Melo Filho
[4]
;
Mauro Pedrine Santamaria
[5]
;
Maria Aparecida Neves Jardini
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Paulista. School of Dentistry. IDepartment of Diagnosis and Surgery - Brasil
[2] Univ Estadual Paulista. School of Dentistry - Brasil
[3] Hospital viValle. Critical Care Unit - Brasil
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista. School of Dentistry. Department of Social Science and Pediatric Dentistry
[5] Univ Estadual Paulista. School of Dentistry. IDepartment of Diagnosis and Surgery - Brasil
[6] Univ Estadual Paulista. School of Dentistry. IDepartment of Diagnosis and Surgery - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Rev. odontol. UNESP; v. 42, n. 3, p. 182-187, 2013-06-00. |
| Abstract | |
INTRODUCTION: Literature has reported inadequate oral hygiene conditions in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients and the occurrence of Ventilator-associated pneumonia in about 9%-27% of all intubated patients. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate ICU patient's oral conditions and correlate this with the presence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Twenty-three patients were categorized in the following way: with periodontal disease and ventilator-associated pneumonia, with periodontal disease and without ventilator-associated pneumonia, without periodontal disease and with ventilator-associated pneumonia, and with neither periodontal disease nor ventilator-associated pneumonia. The periodontal disease index, plaque index, and decay-missing-filled index were used in the assessment. RESULT: There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of periodontal disease with respect to ventilator-associated pneumonia, but the number of teeth and surfaces with attachment loss above 4 mm was always greater in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia. CONCLUSION: The extent of periodontal disease may contribute to the onset of ventilator-associated pneumonia. However, studies with a larger sample are needed to validate this relationship. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 10/06736-0 - Critical patients' buccal condition |
| Grantee: | Camila Galvão Cardoso |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |