There is an emergence of Acinetobacter baumannii and its resistant
strains infections in the hospital. So, there is a need
to improve the effectiveness of integrated infection control
programs to control and manage nosocomial infections
caused by highly resistant organisms. Apart from being associated
with increased morbidity & mortality, hospital acquired
infection related to ET tube can lead to the inappropriate use of
antibiotic drugs which contribute to bacterial drug resistance &
increase toxic effects of drugs. For prevention of all these, educate
health care persons & implement policies for disinfection,
sterilization & maintenance of respiratory equipment according
to evidence based standards and the strategy needs for early reassessment
of both diagnosis and therapy usually within 48 to
72 hrs of endotracheal tube intubation