Nursing care in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in an Intensive Care Unit

• Autor(a) principal: Cunha, Marcelo Henrique Alves da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Takashi, Magali Hiromi
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: REVISA : Revista de Divulgação Científica Sena Aires (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rdcsa.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/229
• topic: Unidade de Terapia Intensiva; Pneumonia; Ventilação Mecânica; Intensive Care Unit; Pneumonia; Mechanical ventilation

Objective: to describe the main aspects of the importance of nursing care for the prevention and treatment of ventilator pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation in the context of the intensive care unit, Method: This is an integrative review of the literature, of the exploratory type, having as an established period for the search for publications on the theme in question was from 2010 to 2021. The search for the studies took place from December 2021 to March 2022 in the Scielo electronic databases and descriptors in the Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences via the Virtual Health Library and the Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online.  Results: it was possible to identify the importance of nursing care for prevention and control of ventilator-associated pneumonia, in view of the variety of actions developed by this professional, the impact of these actions on prevention. Conclusion: nursing care is essential for the effectiveness of actions to control and prevent ventilatory-associated pneumonia, with positive results, in view of the risks involved, and the need for prevention and effective therapy.