• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
TANGMenglin, Email: menglin_tang@163.com
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Objective  To investigate the effect of quality control circle in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). Methods  A total of 1 249 child patients who underwent mechanical ventilation between January and December 2013 were chosen as the control group, and they accepted routine management. Another 1 208 child patients treated between January and December 2014 were selected as the observation group, and quality control circle was adopted. The compliance of ventilator care bundles, the duration of mechanical ventilation, the length of PICU stay and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia were compared between the two groups. Results  Compared with the control group, compliance of ventilator care bundles was higher in the observation group (P<0.01), the duration of mechanical ventilation was shorter [(6.9±2.4) daysvs. (4.6±2.2) days], the length of PICU stay was shorter [(9.2±3.1) daysvs. (7.7±2.4) days], and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia was lower (22.4‰vs. 9.1‰) (P<0.05). Conclusion  Application of quality control circle can significantly promote the compliance of ventilator care bundles, and decrease the duration of mechanical ventilation, the length of PICU stay and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Citation: FENGMei, CHENLijun, YANGCui, TANGMenglin. Effect of quality control circle in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. West China Medical Journal, 2017, 32(1): 81-84. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201509173 Copy

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