Effectiveness of Nursing Practice Guidelines for Mechanical Ventilation Weaning on Weaning Success, Duration of Mechanical Ventilation, and Length of Stay in the Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Lamphun Hospital

Authors

  • Sopha Panyoyai Lamphun Hospital, Lamphun Province
  • Pornthana Kaewkhumpa Lamphun Hospital, Lamphun Province
  • Yupparet Kawee Lamphun Hospital, Lamphun Province
  • Sangaroon Suksumran -

Abstract

Introduction: Effectiveness of Nursing Practice Guidelines for Mechanical Ventilation Weaning can reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay.

Objective:This study aims to effectiveness of nursing practice guidelines for mechanical ventilation weaning on weaning success, mechanical ventilation duration, and length of stay in surgical and trauma intensive care units.

Methodology: This study a quasi-experimental design with two groups and post-test measurements. The study sample consisted of two groups:  21 registered nurses and critical surgical patients on ventilators who were purposively sampled and placed in control and experimental groups of 35 subjects each. The research instruments: Nursing Practice Guidelines for Mechanical Ventilation Weaning; a personal data record form; the outcome data collection form; a feasibility assessment form for implementing the nursing practices guidelines; and the satisfaction assessment form. The instruments were tested for content validity, yielding a value of 1.0, As for reliability, the instruments obtained a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.80-0.89. Data were analyzed using
chi-square testing and the Mann-Whitney U Test.

Results: According to the findings: 1) successful weaning from ventilators was significantly higher in the group for which ventilator-weaning guidelines were implemented than the control group (p< .001); 2) ventilator-weaning time in the experimental group was significantly shorter than the control group (p< .001); and 3) length of hospitalization, particularly in the surgical intensive care unit, was significantly shorter in the experimental group than the control group (p< .001).

Conclusion: The implementation of the nursing practice guidelines for ventilator weaning resulted in a higher success rate of ventilator weaning, shorter duration of mechanical ventilator, and length of stay

 

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2025-12-31

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Panyoyai, . S. ., Kaewkhumpa , P. ., Kawee , Y. . and Suksumran, S. (2025) “Effectiveness of Nursing Practice Guidelines for Mechanical Ventilation Weaning on Weaning Success, Duration of Mechanical Ventilation, and Length of Stay in the Surgical and Trauma Intensive Care Unit, Lamphun Hospital”, Nursing, Health, and Education Journal , 8(3), pp. 91–106. available at: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/NHEJ/article/view/277851 (accessed: 22 January 2026).