Successful Implementation of a Bundle Strategy to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Gokce I. K., Kutman H. G. K., Uras N., Canpolat F. E., Dursun Y., Oguz S. S.

JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS, vol.64, no.3, pp.183-188, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 64 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/tropej/fmx044
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.183-188
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of evidence-based bundle that we developed to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates and to assess the degree of compliance rates to this strategy in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit.