From a small local audit to a regional quality improvement project - Improving lung protective ventilation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung protective ventilation with tidal volumes (V_T) of 6-8 ml per kg ideal body weight have been shown to reduce mortality in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and reduce post-operative pulmonary complications in major abdominal surgery. Following a local audit on weight recording, the Southcoast Perioperative Audit and Research Collaboration (SPARC) conducted a regional multi-disciplinary survey on the current practice in lung protective ventilation in the Wessex region. This resulted in a quality improvement project improving lung protective ventilation across these intensive care units.

Methods

Over one-week period in January over two consecutive years, lung protective ventilation parameters of mandatory ventilated patients (above the

SUBMITTER: Birkhoelzer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6376573 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature