Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Events Before and After a Multicenter Quality Improvement Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric ventilator-associated events (PedVAEs, defined as a sustained worsening in oxygenation after a baseline period of stability or improvement) are useful for surveillance of complications from mechanical ventilation. It is unclear whether interventions to mitigate known risk factors can reduce PedVAE rates.

Objective

To assess whether adherence to 1 or more test factors in a quality improvement bundle was associated with a reduction in PedVAE rates.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter quality improvement study obtained data from 2017 to 2020 for patients who were mechanically ventilated and cared for in neonatal, pediatric, and cardiac intensive care units (ICUs). These ICUs were located in 95 hospitals participating in the Children's

SUBMITTER: Wu AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature