Strategies for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an integrative review.

Strategies for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an integrative review. Rev Bras Enferm. 2019 Mar-Apr;72(2):521-530 Authors: Alecrim RX, Taminato M, Belasco A, Longo MCB, Kusahara DM, Fram D Abstract OBJECTIVE: to identify studies about strategies for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia deployed in health services and classify their level of evidence. METHOD: integrative review of the literature, in 7 databases, which included the following descriptors: Prevention and Control AND Pneumonia Ventilator-Associated AND Intensive Care Units AND Bundle AND Patient Care. RESULTS: twenty-three scientific productions were included. Of the preventive measures identified, 9 (39.1%) correspond from three to five strategies. The most frequent were: 22 (95.6%) lying with head elevated, 19 (82.6%) oral hygiene with chlorhexidine and 14 (60.8%) reduction of sedation whenever possible. FINAL CONSIDERATION: the application of measures based on scientific evidence is proven to be effective when carried out in conjunction, impacting the reduction of the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. PMID: 31017218 [PubMed - in process]
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