Asa result, there has been a variation in the included interventions of VAP bundles amongICUs and until now there is no common bundle which can be agreed to be implemented bythe communities worldwide [10]
There is not a common bundle that can be agreed to be implemented worldwide. There are variations of bundles in hospitals and it may be different. KS, CR,CM
Head-of-bedelevation was implemented by almost all studies, followed by oral hygiene, which was the secondextensively used intervention
All studies implemented head of bed elevation and oral hygiene. Oral hygiene is an important intervention to prevent the spread of bacteria in the mouth. The nurse can frequently do this throughout the day to care for the patient. KS, CM, CR
During the last decades, there has been a great scientific concern about finding the beststrategies to prevent VAP and ventilator-associated events [ 1]. Worldwide, scientists’ aimto decrease VAP incidence in order: first, to improve ventilated patients’ outcomes, andthereafter to decrease mortality, hospital length of stay and healthcare expenditures. VAPdiagnostic criteria, methods of respiratory sampling, interventions in VAP bundles andstudy designs varies, at a great extent, among the ICUs worldwide
Over the years, we are still trying to find the best way to prevent VAP. Great strides have been made, but we are still trying to improve outcomes and lengths of stay. KS, CM,CR
A great number of studies examined the effectiveness of the different combinationsof interventions for VAP prevention. Several reviews have summarized the findings ofthose studies
Studies have been researched over the years to prevent VAP. They studied different techniques for nurses to use to prevent VAP. KS, CM, CR
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a common risk in mechanically ventilatedpatients
Nurses should know that VAP is still a common risk and can affect a patients health. KS, CM, CR