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Oral Care Interventions and Oropharyngeal Colonization in Children Receiving Mechanical Ventilation
Mavilde l.g. Pedreira, Rn, PhD, Denise M. Kusahara, RN, MSNC, Werther Brunow de Carvalho, MD, PhD, Silvia Cristina núñez, DDS, PhD, and Maria Angélica S. Peterlini, RN, PhD
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Learning Objectives

At the completion of this program, you will be able to:
  • Describe the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patient population.
  • Identify microorganisms that common colonize the oropharynx of the PICU patient population.
  • Recognize the impact that an oral care routine using Chlorhexidine had on a PICU study population.

Continuing Education Information

CE ID: A091804
Total Contact Hours: 1.50
Pharma Hours: 0.0
Synergy Cat: A
Test Expires: 7/1/2013

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Oral Care Interventions and Oropharyngeal Colonization in Children Receiving Mechanical Ventilation

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