The purpose of this PI project was to (a) define oral care policies at Summa Health System and (b) compare rates of VAP in patients on ventilators whose teeth were brushed three times a day (i.e ...

The REGARD-VAP study's findings have practical implications ... making it a scalable solution for diverse health care systems. These results provide robust evidence, including cost-effectiveness ...

VAP is pneumonia that develops in an intubated patient after 48 hours or more of mechanical ventilator support. Mechanically ventilated patients in neurologic and other intensive care units (ICUs ...