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==Sampling Plan / Procedure== | ==Sampling Plan / Procedure== | ||
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100% sampling for all patients on mechanical ventilation. Mechanical ventilation includes: | |||
* Invasive Mechanical Ventilation via ET Tube or tracheostomy | |||
* Non-invasive CPAP or BIPAP | |||
===Exclusion Criteria=== | ===Exclusion Criteria=== | ||
Patients who are not of mechanical ventilation | |||
===Frequency=== | ===Frequency=== | ||
* Daily recording of patient on mechanical ventilation | |||
==Definition and Derivation== | ==Definition and Derivation== |
Revision as of 10:28, 2017 June 12
Duration of Mechanical Ventilation is the average number of days being spent by ICU patients on mechanical ventilation.
Indicators | |
Indicator: | Duration of Mechanical Ventilation |
Created/Raw: | Created |
Program: | not stated |
Start Date: | Jan 1 2013 |
End Date: | |
Reports: | Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report |
QI domain
- Effective
- Efficient
Reported as
Days (mean)
Significance
Ventilation duration can be considered a surrogate marker of interrelated factors such as : ICU patients characteristics (acuity, comorbidity, premorbid functional status), structural and process-related aspects of ICU care (staffing ratios, staff expertise, processes for effective ventilator). This is related to QA Infection VAP.
Sampling Plan / Procedure
Inclusion Criteria
100% sampling for all patients on mechanical ventilation. Mechanical ventilation includes:
- Invasive Mechanical Ventilation via ET Tube or tracheostomy
- Non-invasive CPAP or BIPAP
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are not of mechanical ventilation
Frequency
- Daily recording of patient on mechanical ventilation