Ventilator-associated pneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): An invisible risk for patients

Abstract

The present note aims to alert the importance of oral healthcare in patients under mechanical ventilation by COVID-19. Patients hospitalized for long periods and needing the support of mechanical ventilators are susceptible to secondary infections. Thereby, many patients may have already died from infections, secondary to pneumonia caused by COVID-19.