ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
The effectiveness of a bundle in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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- Combination of toothbrushing and chlorhexidine compared with exclusive use of chlorhexidine to reduce the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A systematic review with meta-analysis.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)Pooled it
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- Assessing Critical Care Nurse's Knowledge and Adherence to Evidence-Base Guidelines for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention in Palestinian Hospitals.Nursing research and practice · 2024Article
- Enhancing Patient Care With the "David and Wendy" Approach: The Effectiveness of Ward Round Documentation Proformas.Cureus · 2023Article
- Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia through care bundles: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of intensive medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of modified care bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically-ill neurosurgical patients.Acute and critical care · 2021Article
- Care bundles for improving outcomes in patients with COVID-19 or related conditions in intensive care - a rapid scoping review.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Article
- Antibiotic consumption and ventilator-associated pneumonia rates, some parallelism but some discrepancies.Annals of translational medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a bundle called FAST HUG in ventilator-associated pneumonia, weigh the healthcare costs of ventilator-associated pneumonia patients in the intensive care unit, and hospital mortality due to ventilator-associated pneumonia. MATERIAL AND
methodsThe study was performed in a private hospital that has an 8-bed intensive care unit. It was divided into two phases: before implementing FAST HUG, from August 2011 to August 2012 and after the implementation of FAST HUG, from September 2012 to December 2013. An individual form for each patient in the study was filled out by using information taken electronically from the hospital medical records. The following data was obtained from each patient: age, gender, reason for hospitalization, use of three or more antibiotics, length of stay, intubation time, and outcome.
resultsAfter the implementation of FAST HUG, there was an observable decrease in the occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (p<0.01), as well as a reduction in mortality rates (p<0.01). In addition, the intervention resulted in a significant reduction in intensive care unit hospital costs (p<0.05).
conclusionThe implementation of FAST HUG reduced the number of ventilator-associated pneumonia cases. Thus, decreasing costs, reducing mortality rates and length of stay, which therefore resulted in an improvement to the overall quality of care.
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