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Assessing the incidence of tongue coating in patients treated in intensive care units
- Source :
- Revista Brasileira de Odontologia, Vol 75, Iss 0 (2018), Revista Brasileira de Odontologia; v. 75 (2018); 1/5, Revista Brasileira de Odontologia, Associação Brasileira de Odontologia (ABO), instacron:ABO
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Associacao Brasileira de Odontologia Rio de Janeiro (ABORJ), 2018.
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Abstract
- Objective: assessing the incidence of tongue coating in patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital in Federal District, Brazil. Material and Methods: descriptive and prospective study with convenience cohort approved by the Research Ethics Committee. A single examiner conducted clinical examinations focused on evaluating the incidence of tongue coating in ICU patients for 5 weeks, at times scheduled by the ICU management board. Data were recorded in a standardized datasheet. Results: we assessed 152 male and female patients (57% women and 42% men), at mean age 64 years. Patients were hospitalized in the ICU, mostly under normal conditions (p < 0.001); the longest period in the ICU was 48 hours (p < 0.001). Most patients (56) presented coating throughout their tongues (p Objetivo: avaliar a incidência de saburra lingual em pacientes atendidos em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) de um hospital do Distrito Federal, Brasil. Material e Métodos: estudo descritivo e prospectivo com coorte de conveniência aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa. Um único examinador conduziu exames clínicos com foco na avaliação da incidência de saburra lingual em pacientes internados em UTI por cinco semanas, às vezes programadas pelo conselho de administração da UTI. Os dados foram registrados em uma folha de dados padronizada. Resultados: foram avaliados 152 pacientes do sexo masculino e feminino (57% mulheres e 42% homens), com idade média de 64 anos. Os pacientes foram internados na UTI, principalmente sob condições normais (p
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
intensive care units
DENTAL MEDICINE (DENTISTRY)
law.invention
Intensive Care Units
Hospital dentistry
Infection Control
Oral health
Biofilms
law
Internal medicine
Female patient
medicine
Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Odontologia hospitalar
Controle de infecção
Saúde bucal
Biofilmes
In patient
Prospective cohort study
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
hospital dentistry
Mean age
MEDICINA DENTÁRIA (ODONTOLOGIA)
General Medicine
infection control
Intensive care unit
lcsh:RK1-715
lcsh:Dentistry
Cohort
oral health
Tongue coating
biofilms
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19843747
- Volume :
- 75
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista Brasileira de Odontologia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....25840417bc1b9f629a98e4b846614337
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.18363/rbo.v75.2018.e1213