Regular Emptiness of Humidification Pot on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
- VernacularTitle:定时排空湿化罐对呼吸机相关性肺炎的影响
- Author:
Anrong HU
;
Xuezhi SHI
;
Xinming HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Emptiness of humidification pot;
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nosocomiology
2006;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To discuss the effect of regular emptiness of humidification pot on ventilator associated pneumonia(VAP) in the patients with mechanical ventilation.METHODS Totally 240 mechanical ventilation patients were randomed to 2 groups,in an observation group the humidification pots were emptied per 24 hours and in a control group the fluid was added only when its water was lower limit and compared their incidence rate of VAP.RESULTS Ninety-six of 240 patients with mechanical ventilation had developed VAP and 238 pathogen strains were cultured.Altogether,the incidence of VAP in observation group was lower than those in control group significantly,?2=4.4,P
