Nurses’ practice and educational needs in oral care for postoperative patients with oral cancer in ICUs: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Surgical incision, endotracheal intubation, structural changes in the oral cavity, and other factors lead to a divergence in oral care between patients after oral surgery and ordinary inpatients. High-quality oral care can reduce the incidence of incision infection and ventilator...

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Main Authors: XiaoJing Wei, MengJuan Jing, XianXian Zhang, ChunPeng Li, LiMing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-09-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-022-02426-5