Implementing a Ventilator Bundle in a Community Hospital
Implementing a Ventilator Bundle in a Community Hospital
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DOI:
10.1016/s1553-7250(07)33026-2
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发表时间:
2007-04-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Susag, Amy
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作者:
Youngquist, Paul;Carroll, Michelle;Susag, Amy
Background: Mercy & Unity Hospitals of Minnesota implemented the ventilator bundle concept as part of an Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) collaborative on improving care in the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods: The two hospitals, which function as a single hospital, have a total of 450 beds, and each has a 20-bed ICU. The IHI bundle was composed of (1) head-of-bed elevation, (2) a daily "sedation vacation" along with a readiness-to-wean assessment, (3) peptic ulcer disease prophylaxis, and (4) deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis. Additional interventions likely complementary to the ventilator bundle were a hand hygiene campaign and an oral care protocol.Results: Overall compliance with the four bundle elements reached 100% by January 2004. At the end of the collaborative, Mercy's VAP rate decreased from 6.1 to 2.70 per 1,000 ventilator days, and Unity's VAP rate decreased from 2.66 to 0 per 1,000 ventilator days.Discussion: The all-or-none nature of the bundle may have helped multidisciplinary staff members perceive the project as a systemic change versus a one-time intervention. Staff members needed to implement both structural changes, such as preprinted order sets for ventilator management and sedation, and cultural changes, such as increased collaboration with respiratory therapy.Conclusion: The decrease in VAP provides a promising example of the potential of intervention techniques and bundle implementation in a community hospital.