Toothbrushing and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

Efficacy of Toothbrushing for the Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia

The hypothesis is that adding the toothbrushing to the oral care with clorhexidine 0.12% could be reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia due to that oral cavity may be an important reservoir of pathogens that could cause pneumonia.

Inclusion Criteria:

• mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria:

• edentulous