Quality improvement collaborative for improving patient care delivery in Argentine public health sector intensive care units.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The demand for healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic was excessive for less-resourced settings, with intensive care units (ICUs) taking the heaviest toll.

Objective

The aim was to achieve adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) use in 90% of patient encounters, to reach 90% compliance with objectives of patient flow (OPF) and to provide emotional support tools to 90% of healthcare workers (HCWs).

Methods

We conducted a quasi-experimental study with an interrupted time-series design in 14 ICUs in Argentina. We randomly selected adult critically ill patients admitted from July 2020 to July 2021 and active HCWs in the same period. We implemented a quality improvement collaborative (QIC) with a baseline phase (BP) and an intervention phase (IP).

SUBMITTER: Loudet CI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11149125 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature