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Knowledge and practices of critical care health professionals related to ventilator associated pneumonia in tertiary care hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
JPMA. the Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2017 November
OBJECTIVE: To assess knowledge and practices of critical care health professionals related to ventilator associated pneumonia.
METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was conducted at eight tertiary care public and private hospitals of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from September 2015 to March 2016, and comprised healthcare professionals. Stratified random sampling was used. Data was collected using close-ended validated questionnaire. SPSS 22 was used for data analysis.
RESULTS: Of the 153 participants, 45(29.4%) were doctors, 91(59.4%) were nurses and 17(11.1%) were respiratory therapists. The overall mean age was 31±8.14 years. The overall mean knowledge and practice scores regarding prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia were 11.14±3.12 and 8.83±1.53, respectively. The mean knowledge score was 11.77±3.84 for physicians, 10.84± 2.91 for nurses and 10.82±1.94 for respiratory therapists. However, the best practice scores were seen in the respiratory therapists 9.64±0.78 (p=0.008).
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of the participants had adequate knowledge and even better practices, particularly respiratory therapists.
METHODS: This cross-sectional survey was conducted at eight tertiary care public and private hospitals of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from September 2015 to March 2016, and comprised healthcare professionals. Stratified random sampling was used. Data was collected using close-ended validated questionnaire. SPSS 22 was used for data analysis.
RESULTS: Of the 153 participants, 45(29.4%) were doctors, 91(59.4%) were nurses and 17(11.1%) were respiratory therapists. The overall mean age was 31±8.14 years. The overall mean knowledge and practice scores regarding prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia were 11.14±3.12 and 8.83±1.53, respectively. The mean knowledge score was 11.77±3.84 for physicians, 10.84± 2.91 for nurses and 10.82±1.94 for respiratory therapists. However, the best practice scores were seen in the respiratory therapists 9.64±0.78 (p=0.008).
CONCLUSIONS: The majority of the participants had adequate knowledge and even better practices, particularly respiratory therapists.
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