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  "abstract": "Background: Lower respiratory tract infection is a broad definition that refers to a variety of infectious inflammatory diseases of the lower respiratory airways, among which acute bronchitis, acute bronchiolitis and pneumonia are major matters of concern. Aim: Identify risk factors of lower respiratory tract infection among patients with trauma in critical care units. Design: A descriptive research design. Setting: This study was conducted at trauma intensive care unit, affiliated to Sohag University hospital, Sohag, Egypt. Subjects: A convenience sample of available nurses (40) and a purposive sample of adult patients (197). Tools: Data were collected through four tools: Patients’ assessment tool; Nurses assessment tool; Nurses’ opinion regarding environmental factors & Incidence of lower respiratory tract infection among patients with trauma in critical care unit. Results: 85.0% of the studied nurses had unsatisfactory knowledge level & 92.5% of them had satisfactory practice level regarding care of patients with trauma. 80% of the studied nurses agree that environmental factors had positive effect on LRT infection, further (72.1%) of studied patients developed lower respiratory tract infections. Conclusions: There was no statistically significant correlation between total nurses’ level of knowledge in the critical care unit and their total level of practice. Recommendation: providing training programs planned on regular basis to nurses caring of traumatic patients for enhancing nurses’ knowledge and practice to achieve high quality of care.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Nursing Specialist at Technical Institute of Nursing, Sohag University",
    "Professor & Assistant Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University"
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      "name": "Aliaa Ali Ahmed"
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      "name": "Samar Faltas Marzouk Faltas"
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      "name": "Dina Mohamed Maarouf"
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  "doi": "10.21608/ejhc.2026.533643",
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  "published": "2026-10-30",
  "publisher": "Ain Shams University, Faculty of Nursing",
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  "title": "Risk Factors of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection among Patients with Trauma in Critical Care Unit",
  "title_text": "Risk Factors of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection among Patients with Trauma in Critical Care Unit",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T13:45:06Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/0tzv4tadsm5c9",
  "venue": "Egyptian Journal of Health Care",
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