Infection prevention knowledge related to central line infections and ventilator-associated pneumonias: A survey of Finnish intensive care units

IF 3.8 3区医学 Q2 INFECTIOUS DISEASES

American journal of infection control Pub Date : 2025-02-03 DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2025.01.021

Kirsi Terho RN, ICN, MNSc , Eliisa Löyttyniemi MSc , Esa Rintala MD , Sanna Salanterä PhD, RN

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Abstract

Background

Health care-associated infections pose a significant risk for the patients in intensive care due to the use of medical instrumentation required for care.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional, nationwide survey on awareness of recommended infection prevention practices involving central venous catheters and invasive ventilators in intensive care units.

Results

A total of 810 (50% of those surveyed) nurses and physicians participated in the survey. We found that 8% of the respondents had good knowledge of infection prevention in central venous care, while 24% had good knowledge of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention practices.

Discussion

The overall level of knowledge measured with this nationwide survey was suboptimal. The level varied between units, and depending on individual questions for particular professions. The displayed knowledge may have partially been based on tradition rather than on up-to-date evidence-based guidelines.

Conclusions

Educational training in evidence-based infection prevention is needed for practical implementation to be improved.

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与中央静脉感染和呼吸机相关性肺炎相关的感染预防知识：芬兰重症监护病房的调查

背景：医疗保健相关感染对重症监护患者造成重大风险，因为需要使用医疗器械进行护理。方法：我们在全国范围内进行了一项横断面调查，了解重症监护病房推荐的预防感染措施，包括中心静脉导管和有创呼吸机。结果：共有810名护士和医生（占被调查者的50%）参与了调查。我们发现8%的受访者对中心静脉护理的感染预防有很好的了解，而24%的受访者对呼吸机相关肺炎的预防有很好的了解。讨论：这个全国性的调查测量的知识的总体水平是次优的。不同单元的水平不同，取决于特定职业的个别问题。所展示的知识可能部分基于传统，而不是基于最新的循证指南。结论：循证预防感染的教育培训工作有待加强。

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来源期刊

American journal of infection control 医学-传染病学

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

4.10%

发文量

479

审稿时长

24 days

期刊介绍： AJIC covers key topics and issues in infection control and epidemiology. Infection control professionals, including physicians, nurses, and epidemiologists, rely on AJIC for peer-reviewed articles covering clinical topics as well as original research. As the official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)