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Prevention and Nursing Care of Ventilation-Associated Pneumonia in Synthetic ICU

L Wang

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Objective To investigate the impact of nursing intervention on ventilation-associated pneumonia. Methods A total of 96patients from January 2007to December 2008who had undergone invasive mechanical ventilation in ICU were randomly divided into a trial group and a control group with 48patients in each.The impact of the different nursing intervention on ventilator-associated pneumonia were compared.Results The incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia(VAP)was 52% (25/48)in the control group,and 23% (11/48)in the trial group;the difference between the two groups was statistically significant(χ2=8.711,P=0.003).Conclusion The nursing intervention in VAP infection chain,such as the management of tracheal suction catheter balloon,aspiration of sputum,and oral care interventions,can reduce the incidence of VAP effectively.

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Key concepts: Medicine, Pneumonia, Ventilator-associated pneumonia, Mechanical ventilation, Incidence (geometry), Nursing Interventions Classification, Sputum, Suction