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  • Healthcare Management
  • Clinical Informatics
  • Infectious Disease Prevention

Background:

  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant hospital-acquired infection in mechanically ventilated patients.
  • Effective risk management strategies are crucial for preventing VAP, reducing mortality, and lowering hospitalization costs.
  • Existing methods often underutilize valuable nursing-specific data in VAP prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a risk evaluation model for identifying patients at higher risk of developing VAP.
  • To integrate patient-related risk factors and preventive measures into a holistic risk assessment framework.
  • To leverage nursing-specific data and promote interdisciplinary engagement in VAP prevention, especially post-COVID-19.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Decision Expert (DEXi) qualitative multi-criteria decision-making method.
  • Developed a hierarchical risk evaluation model based on interdisciplinary expert input and predefined criteria.
  • Integrated the model into a software solution and tested its functionality with actual clinical data.

Main Results:

  • The DEXi-based model successfully demonstrated its functionality in evaluating VAP risk using clinical data.
  • The model provides a holistic assessment by considering various patient-related factors and preventive measures.
  • Selected evaluations highlighted the model's capability in distinguishing risk levels.

Conclusions:

  • The developed risk evaluation model offers a valuable tool for proactive VAP prevention in mechanically ventilated patients.
  • Incorporating nursing data enhances the model's comprehensiveness and promotes nurses' active role in VAP control.
  • This approach supports organizational changes to decrease VAP incidence, mortality, and associated costs.