ปอดอักเสบจากการใช้เครื่องช่วยหายใจในทารกแรกเกิดในโรงพยาบาลสมุทรสาคร

บทคัดย่อ

This retrospective studies the existence, causes and risk factors of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in the neonates at Samutsakhon hospital from October 1, 2004 to September 30, 2007. The Patient care team (PCT) sets up a goal and work process to decrease the ventilator associated pneumonia existence rate.

The study found that there were 18.18 infections per 1,000 days of ventilator associated pneumonia in 2004 and 17.69, 6.39 and 4.5 infections per 1,000 days of receiving ventilator assistance in 2005, 2006 and 2007 respectively.

The gradual improvement in clinic services following the Patient care team (PCT) standard is effective.