Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Mar 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial[Prevention of nosocomial infections after cardiac surgery by decontamination of the nasopharynx and oropharynx with chlorhexidine; a prospective, randomised study].
To determine the efficacy ofperioperative decontamination of the nasopharynx and oropharynx in reducing nosocomial infection after cardiac surgery with the use of 0.12% chlorhexidine. ⋯ Decontamination of the nasopharynx and oropharynx with chlorhexidine appeared to be an effective method to reduce nosocomial infection after cardiac surgery.
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd · Mar 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial[Less ventilator-associated pneumonia after oral decontamination with chlorhexidine; a randomised trial].
To determine the effect of oral decontamination with either chlorhexidine (CHX, 2%) or the combination chlorhexidine-colistin (CHX-COL, 2%-2%) on the frequency and the time to onset of ventilator-associated pneumonia in Intensive Care patients. ⋯ Oral decontamination of the oropharyngeal cavity with chlorhexidine or the combination chlorhexidine-colistin reduced the incidence and the time to onset ofventilator-associated pneumonia.