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    This document outlines the Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP) bundle, which includes direct and indirect elements to decrease infections in ventilated patients. The direct elements focus on hand hygiene, aspiration prophylaxis like head elevation and oral care, and decreasing contamination of respiratory devices. Indirect elements include daily sedation assessments and prophylactic medications. A table provides the checklist for ensuring quality care through these VAP bundle interventions.

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    This document outlines the Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP) bundle, which includes direct and indirect elements to decrease infections in ventilated patients. The direct elements focus on hand hygiene, aspiration prophylaxis like head elevation and oral care, and decreasing contamination of respiratory devices. Indirect elements include daily sedation assessments and prophylactic medications. A table provides the checklist for ensuring quality care through these VAP bundle interventions.

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    This document outlines the Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP) bundle, which includes direct and indirect elements to decrease infections in ventilated patients. The direct elements focus on hand hygiene, aspiration prophylaxis like head elevation and oral care, and decreasing contamination of respiratory devices. Indirect elements include daily sedation assessments and prophylactic medications. A table provides the checklist for ensuring quality care through these VAP bundle interventions.

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    VENTILATOR ACQUIRED

    PNEUMONIA BUNDLE
    (VAP BUNDLE)

    VAP BUNDLE

    Direct elements that decrease infections

    Hand hygiene before and after intubation procedure and patient contact
    Aspiration prophylaxis

    Head of bed elevation: 300 - 45 0


    Adequate endotracheal tube cuff pressure (>20-25 cmH2O)
    Oral cavity secretion clearance before changing position or supination
    Oral care with chlorhexidine solution every 8 hrs.

    VAP BUNDLE

    Decrease contamination to respiratory tract devices


    High-level sterilization and storage of the ventilator tubing
    Moisten the devices with sterile water
    Avoidance of Scheduled Ventilator Circuit Changes

    VAP BUNDLE

    Indirect elements that decrease infections


    Daily sedation vacation and daily assessment of readiness for extubation

    VAP BUNDLE

    Prophylactic medications
    Peptic ulcer disease
    Deep vein thrombosis

    A table of the daily rounding


    checklist for quality VAP bundle
    care
    Interventions

    Checkers

    Direct elements that decrease infections

    Hand hygiene before and after intubation procedure and patient Nurse
    contact
    Aspiration prophylaxis

    Head-of-bed elevation: 30 to 45
    Nurse
    Adequate endotracheal tube cuff pressure (>2025cmH2O)
    Respiratory therapist
    Oral cavity secretion clearance before changing
    supination
    Oral care with chlorhexidine solution every 8h

    position

    or Nurse
    Nurse

    Decrease contamination to respiratory tract devices

    High-level sterilization and storage of the ventilator tubing

    Nurse

    Ventilator circuit change


    Moisten the devices with sterile water

    Nurse
    Respiratory therapist

    Indirect elements that decrease infections

    Daily sedation vacation and daily assessment of readiness for Doctor


    extubation
    Prophylactic medications

    Peptic ulcer disease


    Doctor
    Deep vein thrombosis
    Doctor

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