To investigate the preventive effect of total process management on pulmonary infection of the hospitalized patients in the department of neurosurgery.

Total of 80 hospitalized patients in our hospital were selected, and were divided into the control group and the research group, with 40 cases in each group. The control group received the routine management, while the research group were given the total process management. The incidence of complications, the pulmonary infection rate, the fatality rate, the hospitalization time and the satisfaction with total process management of the two groups were compared, respectively.

Incidence of complications (17.5%), the pulmonary infection rate (12.5%) and the fatality rate (2.5%) of the patients in research groups were significantly lower than those of the control group (42.5%, 27.5% and 12.5%), with significant differences (χ² = 7.259, P = 0.004; t = 3.395, P = 0.032; t = 3.483, P = 0.025). The hospitalization time (13.9±5.7 d) of the research group was significantly lower than that of the control group (25.2±4.9 d), with significant difference (t = 3.867, P = 0.013). The satisfaction with total process management (82.5%) of the research group was significantly higher than that of the control group (32.5%), with significant difference (χ² = 31.269, P = 0.000).

The total process management was conducive to reduce the incidence of complications, the pulmonary infection rate and mortality, shorten the hospitalization time and improve the satisfaction of the patient.