Quality Management in the ICU Mazen Kherallah, MD, FCCP Chairman, Critical Care Department King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
Administration Quality Clinical service Ancillary service Others Individual Functions
Administration Quality Clinical service Ancillary service Others Interaction: Links
Quality Clinical service Ancillary service Others Order Administration
Facility Quality Clinical service Ancillary service Others Group Function
Quality Indicators Length of stay Unscheduled return to OR Readmission rate to ICU Reintubation rate Medication errors Blood utilization rates Infectious complication rate Inappropriate empiric antimicrobial coverage Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate
Quality Management
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
Length of Stay
LOS Benchmark
Sepsis LOS Benchmark
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
Bars show percents noyes Re-admission to ICU 0% 25% 50% 75% Percent n=235 94% n=16 6% Patients Re-admitted to ICU
Patients Re-admitted to ICU Benchmark
Patients Re-admitted to ICU
Mortality of Re-admitted Patients
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
Device-Associated Infectious Rates
Device-Associated Infection Rates Medical/Surgical ICU Benchmarked with NNIS Denominator: Device-Days
NIC, Trend
VAP
CR-BSI
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
DDD’s
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
Inappropriate Empiric Antibiotic Coverage 8.2%
Causes of Inappropriateness MDR pseudomonas(1) ESBL E. Coli (1) Sensitive pseudomonas(1) Aeromonas (1) Stenotrophomonas (1) Yeast (1)
Quality Management Issues APACHE II Length of Stay Patients re-admitted to ICU Nosocomial infections in ICU Antibiotic utilization Inappropriateness of empiric antibiotic coverage Mortality review
ICU Mortality Rates >35 SMR: Standardized Mortality Ratio: < 1
Hospital Mortality of ICU patients
Hospital Mortality Rates >35 SMR: Standardized Mortality Ratio: < 1 SMR >1
Mortality of Patients Receiving Prolonged Mechanical ventilation (>2 days) Armando J et al. Chest2002;121: ICU Mortality Hospital Mortality 2-Month Mortality
Mortality as per Diagnosis
Mortality as per Referring Service
Age Distribution
Age Distribution and Referring Service Medicine Surgery Cardiothoracic Oncology Neuroscience Years
Distribution of APACHE II/Terminal Illness on Arrival to ICU Advanced malignancy ESLD Brain death Severe brain injury End-stage lung disease APACHE II score
Quality Issues Potentially preventable Possibly preventable No quality issues Poor respiratory care, early ICU discharge Failure to recognize life threatening disease Delayed diagnosis Years Questionable procedure indication
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