Open AccessEducation alone is not enough in ventilator associated pneumonia care bundle compliance
Author(s) -
Hadi Hamishehkar,
Mahdi Vahidinezhad,
Simin Ozar Mashayekhi,
Parina Asgharian,
Hadi Hassankhani,
Ata Mahmoodpoor
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of research in pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2319-9644
pISSN - 2279-042X
DOI - 10.4103/2279-042x.137070
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , compliance (psychology) , intensive care medicine , ventilator associated pneumonia , bundle , psychology , social psychology , materials science , composite material
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) described as a secondary and preventable consequence in mechanically ventilated patients, emerges 48 h or more after patients intubation. Considering the high morbidity and mortality rate of VAP and the fact that VAP is preventable, it seemed necessary to evaluate care bundle compliance rate and effect of education on its improvement.