Question · asked by 1 review
Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene care vs No toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics): All‐cause mortality
- Population
- Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
- Intervention
- Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene care
- Comparison
- No toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics)
- Outcome
- All‐cause mortality
Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene… showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics) (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene care vs No toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics) Mortality · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU · Follow-up: mean 1 month Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene… showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics) (low certainty). Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.84 [0.67, 1.05] | 5 studies · 910 participants | Low |
Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene care vs No toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics) Mortality · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU · Follow-up: mean 1 month Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene… showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics) (low certainty). Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia (2016) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD008367.PUB3, superseded | RR 0.87 [0.70, 1.09] | 5 studies · 889 participants | Low |
Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene care vs No toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics) Mortality · Critically ill adults receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU · Follow-up: mean 1 month Toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics), as part of oral hygiene… showed no clear difference in mortality compared with no toothbrushing (with or without antiseptics) (moderate certainty). Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia (2013) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD008367.PUB2, superseded | OR 0.85 [0.62, 1.16] | 4 studies · 828 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2020-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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