Regular Emptiness of Humidification Pot on Ventilator-associated Pneumonia / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To discuss the effect of regular emptiness of humidification pot on ventilator associated pneumonia(VAP) in the patients with mechanical ventilation.METHODS Totally 240 mechanical ventilation patients were randomed to 2 groups,in an observation group the humidification pots were emptied per 24 hours and in a control group the fluid was added only when its water was lower limit and compared their incidence rate of VAP.RESULTS Ninety-six of 240 patients with mechanical ventilation had developed VAP and 238 pathogen strains were cultured.Altogether,the incidence of VAP in observation group was lower than those in control group significantly,?2=4.4,P