More recently, the possibility that bedside care techniques contributed to the incidence of VAP has been advanced. The extent to which VAP can be prevented is not clear. A "VAP prevention bundle" is a protocol containing specific elements of bedside care that have been shown to reduce the ...
Clin Microbiol Infect ABSTRACT: Implementation of care bundles for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and its impact on patient outcomes requires validation with long-term follow-up. A collaborative multi-centre cohort study was conducted in five Spanish adult intensive-care units. A ...
A care bundle approach for prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia Implementation of care bundles for prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) and its impact on patient outcomes requires validation with long‐t... Rello,J.,Afonso,... - 《Clinical Microbiology & Infection》 被引量...
adherence to ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the surgical intensive care unit:objective prevention of ventilator-associated-pneumonia (vap) has become a priority for all intensive care units (icus) in the united states. the critical importance.....
intubation and speeding extubation as the prevention strategies of VAP, a bundle of measures, which include elevation of the head of the bed, daily sedation vacations, assessment of readiness to extubate, deep-vein thrombosis prophylaxis, and daily oral care, are also considered standard of care...
The impact of a ventilator bundle on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A multicenter study - ScienceDirect For prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a bundle approach was applied to patients receiving mechanical ventilation in intensive care units... Joong Sik Eom MD a,Mi-Suk...
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Early traditional Chinese medicine bundle therapy for the prevention of sepsis acute gastrointestinal received: 17 June 2016 accepted: 08 March 2017 Published: 06 April 2017 injury in elderly patients with severe sepsis Yifei Wang1,Yunhua Zhang1 & Ronglin...
baumanniiVAP, clinical cure rates were similar in both groups, although microbiologic cure rates at day 7 were significantly lower in the colistin group. Impairment of renal function and 30-day mortality were also significantly higher in the colistin group [36]. In a large prospective study, ...
VAP is the most frequent intensive-care-unit (ICU)-acquired infection among patients receiving IMV. It contributes to an increase in hospital mortality, duration of MV and ICU and length of hospital stay. Therefore, it worsens the condition of the critical patient and increases the total cost ...
This study evaluated Australian intensive care nurses’ knowledge of VAP, and their experience and adherence to evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of the broader remit of VAE. The evidence-based guidelines in the questionnaire included elements of the ventilation bundle which are directly link...