Increasing Supportive Care for Patients With COVID-19-Related Respiratory Deterioration in Non-ICU Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prepandemic hospital guidelines were unable to support an acute influx of patients with respiratory deterioration. New processes for general care practice were needed to facilitate patient care.

Purpose

To develop and evaluate guidelines to safely treat patients with COVID-19 respiratory deterioration in the general care setting.

Methods

A quality improvement project with 2 PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles was used to develop guidelines for high-flow oxygen and prone positioning, along with frequent monitoring and collaboration with virtual critical care support.

Results

Over 6 months, 126 patients with COVID-19 were cared for on general care units. Zero intubations occurred on the general care units, with 211 patient hospital days spent in general ca

SUBMITTER: Stellpflug CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9678395 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Mar 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature