Nurses' compliance to ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention bundle and its effect on patient outcomes in intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant healthcare-associated infection. Compliance with VAP guidelines reduces infection and leads to better patient outcomes.

Aim

The study investigated the VAP rate, nurses' compliance with the VAP bundle and the correlation between nurses' compliance with the VAP bundle and key patient-related outcomes.

Study design

This descriptive correlational prospective study was conducted at two tertiary hospitals. All intensive care unit patients on mechanical ventilators who met the inclusion criteria for 48 h or more were recruited. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square, independent t-test and Spearman's rank correlation.

Results

Out of the 103 patients recruited, 22.3% of patients deve

SUBMITTER: Al-Harthi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022936 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature