Effect of implementing nursing care interventions to minimize infection among patients undergoing Intracranial Pressure monitoring | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 16, Volume 9, Issue 25.0, June 2021, Pages 166-176 PDF (870.03 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2021.79902.1192 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Asmaa Abd Elhafez Abdelghani* 1; Mogedda Mohamed Mehany2; Mohamed Abd El- Basset Ali3; Mona Abd Elaziem Ahmed.4 | ||
| 1Special Nursing in Assiut University Hospital, Assuit, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant prof in Critical Care and emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant prof. Neurosurgical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer in Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Introduction: Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) can occur as a complication of neurosurgical emergencies including traumatic brain injury. Aim of this study: To evaluate the effect of implementing nursing care interventions to minimize infection among patients undergoing intracranial pressure monitoring. Design: Quasi-experimental research design was utilized in the study. Setting: This study was conducted at traumatic intensive care unit at Assiut university hospital. Patients: A convenient sample of 60 adult patients assigned into two equal group study and control group. Result: The results was successed in reducing of infection, there was a statistical significance difference between study and control group, Regarding to hyperthermia there were (0.0%) of patients in the study group compared to (26.7%) in control group the third day. Conclusion: Implementing nursing intervention successed in minimize infection among patients undergoing intracranial pressure monitoring. Recommendation: Apply nursing intervention to minimize infection among patients with Intracranialmonitoring in traumatic ICU unit. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Keywords: Nursing care; Minimize Infection & Intracranial pressure | ||
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