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Cuidados de enfermería en pacientes con neumonía asociada a la ventilación mecánica en la unidad de cuidados intensivos

Resumen

Mechanical ventilation is a therapeutic and clinical resource of life support, which contributes to the improvement of critically ill patients, especially those suffering from acute respiratory failure.Materials and methods: Scoping review, carried out through the bibliographic review in the scientific databases Scielo, Science Direct, BVS and Google Scholar. Defining articles published in the last five years Articles published in any language were included. Results: 45 studies were found with a possible relevance, being included in the final sample 10 studies, based on the inclusion criteria and their relevance to answer the research question. Nursing care for prevention included hand hygiene, measurement of the pneumatic capper, cleaning of the mechanical ventilator, change of position, cleaning of the oral cavity, aspiration of secretions, selective decontamination of the digestive tract, daily hygiene, early nutrition, education to family members about hand hygiene. The care for the treatment of pneumonia is empirical antibiotherapy that can be modified after the antibiogram