Abstract
Background: At present, there is no domestic research on the relationship between nurse staffing and hospital infection in very low birth weight infants. In this paper, we will explore the relationship between nurses of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and nosocomial infections. Methods: The clinical data of 280 very low birth weight infants born in our hospital from January 2010 to January 2020 were collected, and the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to study the nursing staff of each very low birth weight infant who was admitted to the NICU The relationship between the number of infections and hospital infections. Results: On average, each nurse needs to care for 4.3 very low birth weight infants (lowest to highest: 2.50 - 8.42). In the univariate analysis, the higher the incidence of urinary tract infection (P 0.05) or Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) infection (OR = 1.17; 95% confidence interval, 0.94 - 1.47, P > 0.05). Conclusion: Our research shows that in the neonatal intensive care unit, the reasonable deployment of nursing staff is an important factor in preventing urinary tract infections in very low birth weight infants. It is important for improving the survival rate of very low birth weight infants and reducing the occurrence of sequelae.
Highlights
Very low birth weight infants (VLBW) refer to premature infants whose birth weight is less than 1500 g [1]
The clinical data of 280 very low birth weight infants born in our hospital from January 2010 to January 2020 were collected, and the chi-square test and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to study the nursing staff of each very low birth weight infant who was admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) The relationship between the number of infections and hospital infections
The higher the incidence of urinary tract infection (P < 0.05), the multivariate logistic regression analysis of neonatal nosocomial infection showed that nurse staffing was significantly related to the incidence of urinary tract infection (OR = 1.78; 95% confidence interval, 1.17 - 2.35, P < 0.05)
Summary
Very low birth weight infants (VLBW) refer to premature infants whose birth weight is less than 1500 g [1]. The newborn with the highest mortality and disability rate, and the incidence of very low birth weight infants is 1.25% [2] [3] [4] [5]. Audiovisual impairment, etc., bring heavy economic and spiritual burdens to society and families, and the quality of care plays a very important role in the mortality and disability rate of very low birth weight infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Effect [6] [7] [8], studies have reported that in 67 intensive care units in the United States, the shortage of nursing staff is closely related to the incidence of nosocomial infections in ultra-low birth weight infants, and the infection rate is significantly increased [9]. The relationship between nurses for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in the ward (NICU) and nosocomial infections to improve the success rate of treatment for very low birth weight infants
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