a survey of adherence to guidelines to prevent healthcare-associated infections in iranian intensive care units

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mahmood shamshiri department of medical-surgical nursing, school of nursing and midwifery, ardabil university of medical sciences, ardabil, ir iran

boudouin fuh suh department of critical care nursing, school of nursing and midwifery, tehran university of medical sciences-international campus, tehran, ir iran

nooredin mohammadi department of critical care nursing, school of nursing and midwifery, iran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran

reza nabi amjad department of medical-surgical nursing, school of nursing and midwifery, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, ir iran; epartment of medical-surgical nursing, school of nursing and midwifery, tehran university of medical sciences, p. o. box: 14197-33171, tehran, ir iran

abstract

conclusions evidence-based post-insertion recommended care practices were not consistently and uniformly implemented in the intensive care units. establishment of a program for the surveillance of adherence to recommended guidelines is required for improving compliance by health professionals and the quality of preventive care. background healthcare-associated infections (hais) are acquired by patients while receiving care. the highest incidence of hais has been documented in admissions to intensive care units. adherence to evidence-based practices is the most important step for preventing hais. objectives to determine the rate of adherence to evidence-based post-insertion recommended care practices after admission into the intensive care unit for the following devices: central line catheter, indwelling urinary catheter, and mechanical ventilator. patients and methods a structured observational cross-sectional research design was used. data were collected using a checklist and a self-report questionnaire. the minimum sample size required for this study was 276 post-insertion care episodes, and 332 episodes were observed. the anova test was used to identify any significant differences among the mean scores of the three devices. results overall observed adherence rates were 18.3%, 59.1%, and 43.1% for central line catheters, indwelling urinary catheter, and mechanical ventilator, respectively. of the observed episodes of device care, only in 9.4% of the episodes was regular oral care performed for patients on mechanical ventilators and only in 19.3% of the episodes were indwelling urinary catheters properly secure after insertion. more so, in none (0.0%) of the episodes was the central line catheter hub disinfected before being accessed.

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iranian red crescent medical journal

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