Health Condition 1: J159- Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Educational Training Programme to healthcare professionals: giving educational training on CDC VAP Bundles
Hand Hygiene protocols
and each components of VAP Bundles
Control Intervention1: NOT APPLICABLE: Single arm study with no comparator group
Sponsors
Ms Yagya Koirala
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria (Patients) Adult patients more than 18 years Receiving invasive mechanical ventilation Admitted to MICU during the study period Inclusion Criteria (Health Care Professionals) Health Professionals working in the Department during the study period and consenting to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria (Patients) Outside hospital intubation Transfer from another ICU within the same hospital Withdrawal of life support within 24 hours of ICU admission Intubated and extubated within 2 days of admission ICU readmissions & confirmed brain death per Institutional criteria Exclusion Criteria (Health Care Professionals) Health Professionals on Long Term leave during the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) among mechanically ventilated patients using CDC diagnostic criteriaTimepoint: Baseline (retrospective data from past 12-18 months) and then daily during prospective phase from intubation until extubation or ICU discharge, up to a maximum of 28 days. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Adherence rate to evidence-based VAP prevention bundle among ICU nursesTimepoint: Baseline and weekly during intervention period;Early recognition of VAP-related complicationsTimepoint: Daily assessment during ICU stay;Nurses knowledge scores regarding VAP prevention protocolsTimepoint: Pre-intervention and post-intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactYagya Koirala
MGM New Bombay Collage of Nursing , Kamothe Navi Mumbai
Outcome results
None listed