Powered toothbrushing (as part of comprehensive oral care) vs Manual toothbrushing
Incidence of VAP · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
Powered toothbrushing (as part of comprehensive oral care) showed no clear difference in incidence of VAP compared with manual toothbrushing (standard oral care); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
- Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia 2020 · Cochrane All outcomesRR 0.84 [0.37, 1.91]1 study · 78 participantsGRADE not reported