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Professional oral care vs Usual oral care: Fever
- Population
- Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities
- Intervention
- Professional oral care
- Comparison
- Usual oral care
- Outcome
- Fever
Professional oral care led to lower incidence or prevalence of fever compared with usual oral care; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Professional oral care vs Usual oral care Incidence or prevalence of fever · Residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities · 24 months Professional oral care led to lower incidence or prevalence of fever compared with usual oral care; GRADE not reported. Oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired pneumonia (2022) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.49 [0.33, 0.75] | 1 study · 366 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral care measures for preventing nursing home‐acquired pneumonia 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes | 12 May 2022 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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