• Nursing Department, Maternal and Child Care Service Center of Qinhuangdao City, Qinhuangdao, Hebei 066000, P. R. China;
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Objective To investigate the effects of nursing interventions on reducing the hospital infection rates in children with extremely low birth weight. Methods A total of 158 children with extremely low birth weight were treated in our hospital from January 2012 to June 2013. Based on the routine care, we took a series of other nursing interventions, such as strengthening environmental management, strict materials management and disinfection, active prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia and catheter-related bloodstream infections, close monitoring of a series of isolated neonatal care interventions, to reduce the nosocomial infections in these children. Results The hospital infection rate of this group of children was 9.49%, and the rate of infection cases was 10.76%. The infection sites included blood system, respiratory tract, digestive tract, mouth and eye. The patients were improved or cured after anti-infection and symptomatic treatment and caring measures. Conclusion Scientific nursing interventions can reduce the incidence of nosocomial infection in children with extremely low birth weight.

Citation: ZHOUFu-xia, LIUFang. Impact of Nursing Interventions on Reducing the Hospital Infection Rates in Children with Extremely Low Birth Weight. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(12): 2319-2321. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140701 Copy

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