Shares and / or nursing interventions for prevention of nosocomial infections in critically ill patients: an integrative review
Abstract
Objective: To identify the literature published from 1997, the actions and / or nursing interventions for prevention of nosocomial infections in critically ill adult patients.
Method: an integrative review of information sources by VHL (Virtual Health Library) including LILACS IBECS, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE and PubMed and SciELO. We used the following keywords: hospital infection, intensive care unit and / nursing using a time frame of 1997 to 2011.
Results: We analyzed 29 articles and 28 were available in full online and magazine available in the library. To analyze the data obtained the interpretative reading and the thematic analysis was used, arising the following categories: Hand Hygiene, Educational Interventions, Introduction of New Technologies in Health, Oral Hygiene, Aspiration of Gastric Contents, Decubitus and Elevation Change of the headboard of the bed.
Conclusion: It is possible to conclude that the actions and / or nursing interventions for prevention of nosocomial infections that most often appear in the literature are related topographies bloodstream and respiratory tract than washing of hands and influence in reducing the incidence of nosocomial infections. There are few studies in Brazil, being necessary incentives for further research in this area.
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