Use of nursing care bundles for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in low-middle income countries : A scoping review

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BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant concern in low-middle-income countries (LMICs), where the burden of hospital-acquired infections is high, and resources are low. Evidence-based guidelines exist for preventing VAP; however, these guidelines may not be adequately utilized in intensive care units of LMICs.

AIM: This scoping review examined the literature regarding the use of nursing care bundles for VAP prevention in LMICs, to understand the knowledge, practice and compliance of nurses to these guidelines, as well as the barriers preventing the implementation of these guidelines.

STUDY DESIGN: The review was conducted using Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) five-stage framework and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines guided reporting. Searches were performed across six databases: CINAHL, Medline, Embase, Global Health, Scopus and Cochrane, resulting in 401 studies.

RESULTS: After screening all studies against the eligibility criteria, 21 studies were included in the data extraction stage of the review. Across the studies, the knowledge and compliance of nurses regarding VAP prevention were reported as low to moderate. Several factors, ranging from insufficient knowledge to a lack of adequate guidelines for VAP management, served as contributing factors. Multiple barriers prevented nurses from adhering to VAP guidelines effectively, including a lack of audit/surveillance, absence of infection prevention and control (IPC) teams and inadequate training opportunities.

CONCLUSIONS: This review highlights the need for adequate quality improvement procedures and more efforts to conduct and translate research into practice in intensive care units in LMIC.

RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: IPC practices are vital to protect vulnerable patients in intensive care units from developing infections and complications that worsen their prognosis. Critical care nurses should be trained and reinforced to practice effective bundle care to prevent VAP.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Nursing in critical care - (2024) vom: 13. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rehmani, Amyna Ismail [VerfasserIn]
Au, Alesia [VerfasserIn]
Montgomery, Carmel [VerfasserIn]
Papathanassoglou, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Critical care nursing
Infection prevention and control
Journal Article
Mechanical ventilation
Nursing interventions
Review
Ventilator‐associated pneumonia

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Date Revised 13.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1111/nicc.13076

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NLM371025257