Open AccessPerformance Assessment of Medical Professionals in Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units
Author(s) -
Sahbanathul Missiriya Jalal,
Ahmed M Al Rajeh,
Jumanah Abdullah Ali Al-Abdulwahed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s363449
Subject(s) - medicine , ventilator associated pneumonia , observational study , intensive care , pneumonia , emergency medicine , incidence (geometry) , intensive care unit , intensive care medicine , physics , optics
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common infections in intensive care units (ICU) with a 6-52% incidence. The VAP mortality rate is 50% to 70%. Medical professionals (MPs) working in the ICU are expected to follow the guidelines to prevent VAP. The study aimed to assess the performance of MPs in preventing VAP and to associate the performance with the baseline information.