Analysis of ventilator‑associated pneumonia infection route by genome macrorestriction‑pulsed‑field gel electrophoresis and its prevention with combined nursing strategies

Wang,Xiaodong; Wang,Junping; Li,Jing; Wang,Jing

doi:10.3892/etm.2014.1994

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Analysis of ventilator‑associated pneumonia infection route by genome macrorestriction‑pulsed‑field gel electrophoresis and its prevention with combined nursing strategies

Authors:
- Xiaodong Wang
- Junping Wang
- Jing Li
- Jing Wang
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Affiliations: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China, Department of Nursing, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450052, P.R. China
Pages: 1922-1926
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Published online on: September 30, 2014

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to explore the infection route of ventilator‑associated pneumonia (VAP) and assess the effectiveness of a combined nursing strategy to prevent VAP in intensive care units. Bacteria from the gastric juice and drainage from the hypolarynx and lower respiratory tracts of patients with VAP were analyzed using genome macrorestriction‑pulsed‑field gel electrophoresis (GM‑PFGE). A total of 124 patients with tracheal intubation were placed in the intervention group and were treated with a combined nursing strategy, comprising mosapride (gastric motility stimulant) administration and semi‑reclining positioning. A total of 112 intubated patients were placed in the control group and received routine nursing care. The incidence rate of VAP, days of ventilation and mortality rate of patients were compared between the two groups. The GM‑PFGE fingerprinting results of three strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from the gastric juice, subglottic secretion drainage and drainage of the lower respiratory tract in patients with VAP were similar across groups. The number of days spent on a ventilator by patients in the intervention group (7.37±5.32 days) was lower compared with that by patients in the control group (12.34±4.98 days) (P<0.05). The incidence rate of VAP was reduced from 40.81 to 21.25% following intervention with the combined nursing strategy (P<0.05); furthermore, the mortality rate of intubated patients in the intervention group was 29.46%, a significant reduction compared with the 41.94% mortality rate observed in the control group (P<0.05). Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) was confirmed as one of the infection routes for VAP. The combined nursing strategy of gastric motility stimulant administration and the adoption of a semi‑reclining position was effective in preventing VAP by reducing the occurrence of GER.

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Analysis of ventilator‑associated pneumonia infection route by genome macrorestriction‑pulsed‑field gel electrophoresis and its prevention with combined nursing strategies

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