The impact of a bundle to prevent hospital-acquired pneumonia in a cohort of nonventilated patients on enteral nutrition

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Jan;42(1):100-102. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.374. Epub 2020 Aug 27.

Abstract

We conducted a quasi-experimental study to evaluate a bundle to prevent nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) in patients on enteral tube feeding. After the intervention, there was an increase in bundle compliance from 55.9% to 70.5% (P < .01) and a significant decrease (34%) in overall NV-HAP rates from 5.71 to 3.77 of 1,000 admissions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cohort Studies
  • Enteral Nutrition
  • Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia* / epidemiology
  • Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia* / prevention & control
  • Hospitals
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia* / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia* / prevention & control
  • Risk Factors