The impact of abdominal massage administered to intubated and enterally fed patients on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A randomized controlled study

Kahraman, Burcu; ÖZDEMİR, LEYLA

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.001

The impact of abdominal massage administered to intubated and enterally fed patients on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A randomized controlled study

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Kahraman B. B. , ÖZDEMİR L.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES, cilt.52, ss.519-524, 2015 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)

Cilt numarası: 52 Konu: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2015
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2014.11.001
Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.519-524

Özet

Background: Enteral nutrition is one of the major risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Abdominal massage is assumed to prevent the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia by reducing residual gastric volume.