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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Health Informatics
  • Quality Improvement Science

Background:

  • Mechanical ventilation is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
  • Optimizing ventilator management through quality improvement initiatives is crucial.
  • Digital quality measures (dQMs) offer a scalable approach to monitor and improve care processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop, validate, and deploy a risk-adjusted dQM bundle for spontaneous awakening trials (SATs), spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs), and low-tidal volume ventilation (LTVV).
  • To integrate this dQM bundle into a quality improvement (QI) program within a large health system.
  • To assess the impact of the dQM bundle on process measures and patient outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental before-and-after study design was employed across 37 ICUs in 14 hospitals.
  • Developed and validated risk-adjusted mortality and duration of mechanical ventilation (DMV) models, including ensemble methods.
  • Implemented a regularly refreshing dashboard with risk-adjusted data, coupled with audit and feedback sessions for ICU leadership.

Main Results:

  • Compliance significantly improved for SBTs (81% to 97%), LTVV (80% to 90%), and SATs (27% to 65%).
  • Mortality models demonstrated robust performance (C-statistics of 0.85 for hospital, 0.94 for ICU).
  • Risk-adjusted mortality remained stable, while ventilator days showed varied trends depending on the DMV model used.

Conclusions:

  • The dQM bundle effectively facilitated tracking of process measures for ventilator management QI.
  • Risk-adjusted insights varied based on model construction, highlighting the need for careful model selection.
  • Future efforts should prioritize developing generalizable and interoperable dQM bundles for broader application.