Objective To design and apply ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention checklist in ICU.Methods The ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention checklist was designed by referring to guidelines and related literature.The checklist was applied to ventilator-dependent patients.The head of nursing group evaluated prevention status of ventilator-associated pneumonia performed by nurses every day.Results After application of the checklist,the average indwelling time of tracheal catheter and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia decreased among ICU patients.Conclusion Using the ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention checklist in quality management in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia can shorten the average indwelling time of tracheal catheter,and reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia,and the checklist can be promoted and applied.

Objective To explore the morbidity, risk factors and nursing of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in comprehensive ICU. Methods It was a retrospective survey. 98 mechanical ventilation (＞ 48 h) patients from Jan to Dec, 2009 in comprehensive ICU were reviewed using questionnaires to collect the clinical data. They were divided into the VAP and the non-VAP group. Several statistically significant risk factors were screened out with univarite analysis, then independent risk factors were determined with multiple Logistic regression. Results The morbidity of VAP was 35.7%. Univariate analysis showed that the level of APACHE Ⅱ score, duration of mechanical ventilation, whether primary lung disease, whether acid-suppressing agents, whether the semi-supine, whether accidental tube removal, oral care approach, whether attracted to subglottic were statistically significant risk factors of VAP. While multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the duration of mechanical ventilation, whether the semi- supine,whether attracted to subglottic were the major risk factors of VAP. Conclusions The occurrence of VAP is related with multiple factors. Application of comprehensive prevention strategies in accordance with these risk factors of VAP can reduce the morbidity of VAP effectively.

Objective To investigate the effect of clinical nursing pathway on mechanical ventilation effect of ARDS patients. Methods 59 ARDS patients with mechanical ventilation from June 2008 to December 2010 were randomly divided into the observation group (30 cases)and the control group (29 cases). The control group used the traditional care model, conventional mechanical ventilation monitoring,treatment and care according to routine measures; the observation group used clinical nursing pathway. The mechanical ventilation time, complication rate of mechanical ventilation, and the gratification level of patients in the two groups of patients were observed. Results The mechanical ventilation time in the observation group was less than the control group, and incidence of complications was lower, and satisfaction degree of patients and their families was better, the difference was statistically significant. Conclusions The clinical nursing pathway can shorten the time of mechanical ventilation, lower incidence of complications of mechanical ventilation, and it improves satisfaction degree of patients and their families.