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The effect of an infection control guideline on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients admitted to the intensive care units.
Safavi, Ali; Molavynejad, Shahram; Rashidi, Mahboobeh; Asadizaker, Marziyeh; Maraghi, Elham.
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  • Safavi A; Nursing Care Research Center in Chronic Diseases, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Molavynejad S; Nursing Care Research Center in Chronic Diseases, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Rashidi M; Pain Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
  • Asadizaker M; Nursing Care Research Center in Chronic Diseases, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran. asadizaker-m@ajums.ac.ir.
  • Maraghi E; Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
BMC Infect Dis ; 23(1): 198, 2023 Mar 31.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37003964
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Standard airway care can reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). This study aimed to determine the effect of implementing infection control guidelines on the incidence of VAP in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this clinical trial, 121 patients admitted to the intensive care units of Golestan and Imam Khomeini hospitals of Ahvaz, Iran who were under mechanical ventilation were assigned to two groups of control and intervention in non-randomly allocation. The study was conducted in two consecutive periods. In the intervention group, infection control guidelines were performed to prevent VAP and in the control group, routine care was performed. Data collection is done by used a three-part instrument. The first part included questions on the patients' demographics and clinical information. The second part was the modified clinical pulmonary infection scale (MCPIS) for the early detection of VAP. The third part of the data collection instrument was a developed checklist through literature review. The MCPIS was completed for all patients on admission and the 5th day of the study. RESULTS: The two groups were homogenous respecting their baseline characteristics (P > 0.05) including the mean MCPIS score (P > 0.05). However, the intervention group had lower body temperature (P < 0.001), lower white blood cell counts (P < 0.038), lower MCPIS score (P < 0.001), and higher PaO2/FIO2 (P < 0.013) at the end of the study. The incidence of VAP was significantly lower in the intervention group when compared to the control group (i.e. 30% vs. 65.6%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of infection control guidelines could significantly reduce the incidence of VAP and its diagnostic indicators in patients admitted to the ICU. Nurses are advised to use these guidelines to prevent VAP in patients admitted to ICU.
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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Guideline / Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2023 Type: Article

Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Guideline / Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Year: 2023 Type: Article