Vesna Vucelić, Vesna Bratić, Dubravka Negovetić Vranić, Arjana Tambić Andrašević, Vesna Degoricija, Zlatan Mihaljević, Snježana Ramić, Ivana Piteša Košutić, Luka Šimunović, Bruno Špiljak, Vlaho Brailo
OBJECTIVE: This study assesses the knowledge, practices, and attitudes of medical staff in intensive care units (ICUs) regarding oral hygiene care for critically ill, bedridden patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study included 65 employees from the Intensive Care Units of the Sestre Milosrdnice Clinical Hospital Centre (CHC SM) and the Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care at the University Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb (CHC ZG). A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess knowledge, methods, frequency, and attitudes towards oral care for mechanically ventilated patients...
March 2024: Acta Stomatologica Croatica