Oral Care With Chlorhexidine Associated With Decreased Risk of VAP

Researchers have concluded use of antiseptics, such as chlorhexidine, during oral care reduced the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.

Read the full report in Becker's Hospital Review on ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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