IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROTOCOL BASED CARE BUNDLE MODEL IN THE PREVENTION OF VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP) IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Abstract

Critically ill patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) often require intubation and mechanical ventilation to maintain an open airway and meet their oxygenation needs. This increases the risk of complications, one of which is Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), which can worsen the patient’s prognosis. Therefore, optimal preventive measures are required through the implementation of the VAP Bundle. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of implementing the Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle on the incidence of pneumonia in the ICU. A quantitative pre-experimental method was used with 36 respondents selected via purposive sampling. The results of the study showed that there was an effect of the implementation of the Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle on the incidence of pneumonia in the ICU, as evidenced by a P-value of 0.001. It can therefore be concluded that the implementation of the Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle can reduce the incidence of pneumonia in the ICU, and that this Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Bundle can be applied as a measure to prevent the occurrence of pneumonia in the ICU.