Abstract:
The purpose of this reasearch is to describe the effectiveness of Closed Suction System(CSS) to prevent VAP using clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS). The research method used is Quasi-Experiment with post test reseach design. The research was conducted at Awal Bros Hospital. The total responden in the research 30 respondents who were divided into two groups: group CSS as many as 15 people and groups Open Suction System (OSS) as many as 15 people. Sampling technique of purposive sampling. The data was by Chi-Squaret. The studys showed that there is not significan differences betweenCSS and OSS( p: 0.203). Based on the result of study, the reasercher suggested that for future reseacher have to add more the total responden and make homogen of characteristic of resppondent.
