Effect of Modified Burn’s Wean Assessment Program Application on Weaning Outcomes among Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Abstract

Background: Knowing the weaning criteria is crucial to ensuring the success of mechanically ventilated patients, as weaning from the ventilator is the most challenging task for nurses.

The study aims to determine the effect of modified burn’s wean assessment program application on weaning outcomes among mechanically ventilated patients.

Research design: Quasi-experimental was used to achieve the aim of this study.

Setting: This study was carried out in the general intensive care unit at Beni-Suef University Hospital.

Sample: A convenient sample included a convenience sample of 100 adult male and female mechanically ventilated patients who were recruited to fulfill the purpose of this study. Three tools were used in this study: (I) patient characteristics, medical data, hemodynamic parameters, level of conscious assessment, Mechanical ventilation data, and Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation, (II) Burn's wean assessment checklist; (III) patient's outcomes.

Results: Burn's score and weaning outcome had a statistically significant relationship, which meant that a high Burn's score was linked to a shorter ventilation time and effective weaning.

Conclusion: According to the study,

modified Burn's weaning assessment program application was effective in weaning.

Recommendations: It is advised to provide new nurses working in critical care with an application training session for the Modified Burn's Weaning Assessment Programme.