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Enfermería Global
On-line version ISSN 1695-6141
Abstract
KLUCZYNIK VIEIRA, Caroline Evelin Nascimento et al. Nursing actions for the prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia: systematic review. Enferm. glob. [online]. 2014, vol.13, n.35, pp.338-349. ISSN 1695-6141.
Objective: To identify the nursing actions implemented in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated and hospitalized patients in the Intensive Care Unit. Method: systematic review of the databases: PubMed, VHL and Scielo using the Key words: "Nursing Care" and "Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated". The sample consisted of 13 articles. The internal quality was assessed by Jadad classification. Results: the highlights were the actions: elevation of decubitus than 30o; oral hygiene; training of nurses; French Protocol Weaning of Mechanical Ventilation directed to nurses; nurses proportion per shift; and avoiding the reuse of suctioning equipment. Conclusion: nursing care provided must be used in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients intubated in the Intensive Care Unit, as shown through original articles that demonstrated the effectiveness of such actions.
Keywords : Nursing care; Pneumonia ventilator-associated; Secondary prevention; Review.