Contemporary Nursing

Objective To analyze the application effect of evidence-based oral and pharyngeal nursing in preventing neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia. Methods 120 newborns with ventilator-associated pneumonia born between January 2023 and December 2024 in our neonatal department were selected as the research subjects. They were randomly divided into an observation group (based on evidence-based oral and pharyngeal care) and a control group (conventional care) using a random number table method. The improvement rate, blood gas indicators, neurobehavioral and intellectual development of the two groups of newborns with ventilator-associated pneumonia were compared. Results The improvement rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the observation group was higher than that in the control group, and blood gas indicators, neurobehavioral and intellectual development were all better than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Evidence based oral and pharyngeal care has shown good efficacy in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in newborns, effectively improving their blood gas indicators and enhancing their neurobehavioral and intellectual development.

Evidence based concept; Oral and pharyngeal care; Newborn; Ventilator-associated pneumonia