Making Healthcare Safer IV: Interventions to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP) for Inpatients

Making Healthcare Safer IV: Interventions to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP) for Inpatients: The purpose of this rapid review is to evaluate and synthesize the evidence on benefits and harms of different PSPs used to prevent NV-HAP in inpatients. We will also identify and describe how these PSPs (a) may prevent or mitigate harms to patients; (b) their common barriers and facilitators to implementation; (c) what resources may be required for implementation; and (d) what toolkits are available to assist with implementation. This rapid review is intended to inform healthcare providers, infection preventionists, hospital administrators, patients and caregivers, and healthcare policy makers. Protocols Now Available Making Healthcare Safer IV: Interventions to Prevent Nonventilator Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (NV-HAP) for Inpatients The purpose of this rapid review is to evaluate and synthesize the evidence on benefits and harms of different patient safety practices (PSPs) used to prevent NV-HAP in inpatients. We will also identify and describe how these PSPs (a) may prevent or mitigate harms to patients; (b) their common barriers and facilitators to implementation; (c) what resources may be required for implementation; and (d) what toolkits are available to assist with implementation. This rapid review is intended to inform healthcare providers, infection preventionists, hospital administrators, patients and caregivers, and healthcare policy makers.