Digital tools for care-related infection prevention in intensive care units: An integrative review
Abstract
The study aimed to map digital tools with collective interventions and potential guidelines and limitations in the prevention of care-related infections in intensive care units. This is an integrative literature review, to survey the articles in the literature, a search was carried out in the following databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences and Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health and Nursing Database from April to May 2022. Inclusion criteria: articles published in Portuguese and English, in the years 2011 to 2021, available free of charge and in full. Articles that did not have a well-defined research design were excluded. A total of 1,666 articles were found, and after defining the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 305 articles remained, of which ten articles were included in the search. The use of applications is very common among health services and helps in the organization of data, enabling access to information in real time and/or remotely. It is worth noting that the methods of developing these technologies are complex, involving a mix of instructional, systematized, contextualized, and user-centered design. The present study, in view of the literature found, and the evidence presented, shows the importance of technologies in the critical environment in terms of infection prevention, as well as the relevance of constantly updating and building technologies that promote the prevention and optimization of diseases in the work process.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Diego Bruno Santos Pinheiro, Liliane Sousa Borges Pinheiro, Viviane Sousa Borges Lima, Fernanda Maria Gonçalves, Francisco Edson das Chagas Silva, Arkila Pinheiro Rodrigues de Sousa, Wellington Costa Tomaz, Priscila Dias Pinto, Hiasmin Batista RodriguesAuthor(s)
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Diego Bruno Santos Pinheiro
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Liliane Sousa Borges Pinheiro
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Viviane Sousa Borges Lima
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Fernanda Maria Gonçalves
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Francisco Edson das Chagas Silva
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Arkila Pinheiro Rodrigues de Sousa
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Wellington Costa Tomaz
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Priscila Dias Pinto
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Hiasmin Batista Rodrigues