june 6, 2013 prevention of hospital acquired condition ventilator associated pneumonia
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40 VAPs in the baseline year
240 excess hospital days
$398,760 in excess cost
Why Reduce Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?
QUALITY + FINANCE
Critical Care Process Improvement Team
Physician Champions
Pulmonologist
Hospitalist
Surgeon
Critical Care Nurses
Respiratory Therapists
Infection Preventionist
Dietitian
Quality Management
CFO
PATIENTS with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
IHI Vent Bundles2005
Order Set2006
Silvercoated ET tubes
Added mouthcareto bundles
Shared Governance
Multidisciplinary rounding
Changed to subepiglottic
Pick and chose your players
Don’t reinvent the wheel
Don’t hog the data
It all happens at the bedside – involve them
Keep driving thru the obstacles
Tell the story
Celebrate successes
Whatever you are doing today can be done better tomorrow
Lessons Learned