Importance of Ventilator Circuit Cleaning and Procedures｜呼吸器管路清潔的重要性與作業流程

This educational video is presented by
Prof. Xiao-Yue (Oscar) Chen, PhD, RRT,
Assistant Professor, School of Respiratory Therapy,
College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan.

In this session, Prof. Chen explains the critical importance of proper ventilator circuit cleaning and disinfection, and how inadequate care can lead to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), prolonged hospital stay, higher healthcare costs, and increased morbidity and mortality.

You will learn:
🔥 How infection spreads through contaminated medical equipment
🔥 Major risks of poor ventilator circuit cleaning
🔥 Clinical & economic impact of VAP
🔥 Spaulding Classification of medical equipment
🔥 Step-by-step cleaning procedure (mask, gloves, bleach, detergent)
🔥 How to store clean ventilator circuits safely
🔥 How to handle condensed water correctly
🔥 When to change ventilator circuits (WHO recommendations)

This training is designed for:
• ICU nurses
• Respiratory therapists
• Infection control teams
• Clinicians working with invasive ventilators

Let’s keep improving ventilator safety and preventing VAP together.



本影片由
陳孝岳教授（Oscar Chen），PhD, RRT
台北醫學大學醫學院呼吸治療學系助理教授親自授課。

在這堂課中，陳教授詳細說明 呼吸器管路清潔與消毒的重要性，以及清潔不確實時，如何導致呼吸器相關肺炎（VAP）、住院天數增加、醫療成本上升，以及更高的病死率與併發症。

你將會學到：
🔥 感染如何透過污染設備傳播
🔥 呼吸器管路清潔不良的主要風險
🔥 VAP 的臨床與經濟影響
🔥 Spaulding 醫療器材分類
🔥 管路清潔步驟（口罩、手套、漂白水、清潔劑）
🔥 如何正確存放乾淨的呼吸器管路
🔥 如何處理加溫管線的冷凝水
🔥 何時應該更換呼吸器管路（WHO 建議）

適用對象：
• ICU 護理師
• 呼吸治療師
• 感控團隊
• 使用侵入性呼吸器的醫護人員

讓我們一起強化呼吸器安全，降低 VAP 風險。

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