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Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : American Journal of Infection Control
Source : American Journal of Infection Control, Volume 40, Number 6, p.497-501 (2012)
Keywords : article, biosurveillance, child, confidence interval, Developing countries, developing country, disease surveillance, education program, female, health education, health program, human, Humans, infant, infection control, infection control practitioner, infection rate, intensive care unit, Intensive care units, major clinical study, male, methodology, Pediatric, pneumonia, Preschool, preschool child, prevalence, risk factor, statistical significance, ventilator, ventilator associated pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Year : 2012
Abstract : Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common health care-associated infections in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Practice bundles have been shown to reduce VAP rates in PICUs in developed countries; however, the impact of a multidimensional approach, including a bundle, has not been analyzed in PICUs from developing countries. Methods: This was a before-after study to determine rates of VAP during a period of active surveillance without the implementation of the multidimensional infection control program (phase 1) to be compared with rates of VAP after implementing such a program, which included the following: bundle of infection control interventions, education, outcome surveillance, process surveillance, feedback on VAP rates, and performance feedback on infection control practices (phase 2). This study was conducted by infection control professionals applying the National Health Safety Network's definitions of health care - associated infections and the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's surveillance methodology. Results: During the baseline period, we recorded a total of 5,212 mechanical ventilator (MV)-days, and during implementation of the intervention bundle, we recorded 9,894 MV-days. The VAP rate was 11.7 per 1,000 MV-days during the baseline period and 8.1 per 1,000 MV-days during the intervention period (relative risk, 0.69; 95% confidence interval, 0.5-0.96; P =.02), demonstrating a 31% reduction in VAP rate. Conclusions: Our results show that implementation of the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium's multidimensional program was associated with a significant reduction in VAP rate in PICUs of developing countries. Copyright © 2012 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Cite this Research Publication : V. Da Rosenthal, Álvarez-Moreno, Cb, Villamil-Gómez, Wc, Singh, Sd, Ramachandran, Be, Navoa-Ng, J. Af, Dueñas, Lg, Yalcin, A. Nh, Ersoz, Gi, Menco, Ac, Arrieta, Pc, De Casares, A. CgBran-, MacHuca, LgDe Jesus, Radhakrishnan, Kd, Villanueva, V. Df, Tolentino, M. C. Vf, Turhan, Oh, Keskin, Sh, Gumus, Eh, Dursun, Oh, Kaya, Ai, and Kuyucu, Ni, “Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach to reduce ventilator- associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care units of 5 developing countries: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings”, American Journal of Infection Control, vol. 40, pp. 497-501, 2012.