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Oral care and prevention of pneumonia after withdrawal of nasogastric tube feeding in three elderly patients with psychiatric disorders

  • Hamuro A
  • Honda M
  • Tanaka R
Clinical Case Reports (2018) 6(1) 68-70
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.1294
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We investigated the effect of oral care on the prevention of pneumonia using a clinical scoring scale in elderly patients with psychiatric disorders after the withdrawal of nasogastric feeding tubes. Notably, oral care was effective in preventing pneumonia relapse in these patients.

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Hamuro, A., Honda, M., & Tanaka, R. (2018). Oral care and prevention of pneumonia after withdrawal of nasogastric tube feeding in three elderly patients with psychiatric disorders. Clinical Case Reports, 6(1), 68–70. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1294

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