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  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Infection Prevention
  • Quality Improvement

Background:

  • Ventilator-associated events (VAEs) are linked to higher mortality, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and extended ICU stays.
  • There is a significant national focus on enhancing care for patients on mechanical ventilation.
  • A collaborative initiative was launched to address and reduce VAEs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of a multifaceted intervention on VAE rates in intensive care units (ICUs).
  • To improve compliance with evidence-based practices for ventilated patients.
  • To evaluate the effect on infection-related complications and pneumonia.

Main Methods:

  • A longitudinal, quasi-experimental study involving 56 ICUs across 38 hospitals in Maryland and Pennsylvania (October 2012–March 2015).
  • Implementation of a multifaceted intervention focused on evidence-based practices (e.g., head-of-bed elevation, subglottic drainage, oral care, spontaneous awakening/breathing trials).
  • Establishment of multidisciplinary quality improvement teams and utilization of a web-based data collection portal.

Main Results:

  • Compliance with evidence-based interventions significantly improved over the study period.
  • The quarterly mean VAE rate decreased from 7.34 to 4.58 per 1,000 ventilator-days (p = 0.007).
  • Rates of infection-related ventilator-associated complications and probable ventilator-associated pneumonia also significantly decreased.

Conclusions:

  • A multifaceted intervention program was associated with enhanced adherence to evidence-based practices.
  • The intervention led to significant reductions in VAEs, infection-related complications, and ventilator-associated pneumonia.
  • This study provides substantial evidence that best practices can effectively prevent ventilator-associated events.