ICU Acquired Antibiotic Resistant Organism (ARO) rate
Identification of new MRSA, VRE or ESBL colonization in ICU patient
Indicators | |
Indicator: | ICU Acquired Antibiotic Resistant Organism (ARO) rate |
Created/Raw: | Created |
Program: | Critical Care |
Start Date: | |
End Date: | |
Reports: | Critical Care Program Quality Indicator Report |
QI domain
- Safe
Significance
ARO can cause significant morbidity and mortality. The spread of these organisms can be decreased with good hand hygiene and antibiotic stewardship.
Sampling Plan / Procedure
100 % of all patients will be monitored for acquired resistant organisms to antibiotics.
Includion Criteria
All
Exclusion Criteria
None
Frequency
- Recorded once per patient
- On quarterly basis based on discharge dates, tabulate the number of cases on acquired and total number of patient days or Total ICU_LOS in Length of Stay (ICU Report)
Definition and Derivation
Identification of new antibiotic resistent organism in ICU patient New ARO per 1000 ICU patient days
Numerator
New ICU ARO acquired cases
Denominator
Total ICU_LOS
Data Sources
SAS Program
Report Users
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