To establish a scientific, practical, systematic prevention group of patients with cranial nerve injury after neurosurgery aspiration to standardize nursing system, and reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia.

From January to December 2014, 226 cases of posterior fossa tumor patients were selected as the control group and received routine nursing. The risk factors of occurrence of aspiration pneumonia were retrospectively analyzed, and standard aspiration prevention system was built, which consisted of aspiration risk screening, effective communication among medical staff and patients, the standardized management of airway, the standardized management of enteral nutrition, rehabilitation guidance, etc., and this system was applied to the clinics in January 2015. 237 cases of posterior fossa tumor patients admitted in our hospital from January to December 2015 were selected as the intervention group, and were given standard aspiration prevention. The incidence of aspiration pneumonia in two groups was compared before and after the implementation of standard aspiration prevention system.

The incidence of aspiration pneumonia was 4.4% in the intervention group, and it was 0.8% in the control group (χ²=5.882, P<0.01).

Standard aspiration prevention system can help nursing staff to master preventive measures of system, effectively prevent and reduce the incidence of aspiration pneumonia in patients with posterior cranial nerve injury, and to ensure patients′ safety.

Department of Neurosurgery; Respiratory aspiration; Prevention; Posterior group cranial nerve injury