A PRACTICAL GUIDE FAYE DEAL, RN CIC LISA BROWN, MT(ASCP) CIC VAE

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Criteria for Ventilator Associated Events *Specific Event: □ VAC□ IVAC□ PVAP *Specify Criteria Used: STEP 1: VAC (≥1 REQUIRED) □ Daily min FiO 2 increase ≥ 0.20 (20 points) for ≥ 2 days † OR □ Daily min PEEP increase ≥ 3 cm H 2 O for ≥ 2 days † †after 2+ days of stable or decreasing daily minimum values. STEP 2: IVAC □ Temperature > 38°C or < 36° OR □ White blood cell count ≥ 12,000 or ≤ 4,000 cells/mm 3 AND □ A new antimicrobial agent(s) is started, and is continued for ≥ 4 days STEP 3: PVAP □ Criterion #1: Positive culture of one of the following specimens, meeting quantitative or semi-quantitative thresholds as outlined in protocol, ‡ without requirement for purulent respiratory secretions: □ Endotracheal aspirate□ Lung tissue □ Bronchoalveolar lavage□ Protected specimen brush OR □ Criterion #2: Purulent respiratory secretions ‡ (defined in the protocol) plus a positive culture of one of the following specimens (qualitative culture, or quantitative/semi-quantitative culture without sufficient growth to meet criterion #1): ‡ □ Sputum□ Lung tissue □ Endotracheal aspirate□ Protected specimen brush □ Bronchoalveolar lavage OR □ Criterion #3: One of the following positive tests (as outlined in the protocol): ‡ □ Pleural fluid culture□ Diagnostic test for Legionella species □ Lung histopathology□ Diagnostic test for selected viral pathogens ‡ collected after 2 days of mechanical ventilation and within +/- 2 days of onset of increase in FiO 2 or PEEP.

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VAC requirements STEP 1: VAC (≥1 REQUIRED) □ Daily min FiO2 increase ≥ 0.20 (20 points) for ≥ 2 days† OR □ Daily min PEEP increase ≥ 3 cm H2O for ≥ 2 days† †after 2+ days of stable or decreasing daily minimum values.

Daily PEEP & FIO2 report

PEEP &FIO2 log Name: MR#: Date vented: Extubated: Dates on unit: Date:FiO2 PEEP Date:FiO2 PEEP Date:FiO2 PEEP Date:FiO2 PEEP Date:FiO2 PEEP Date:FiO2 PEEP 3/19/201525N/A3/19/ /21/20153N/A 3/21/ /23/ /24/ /20/201535N/A3/20/ /22/ N/A 3/22/ /24/ /25/ /21/ /23/ N/A 3/23/ /25/ /26/ /22/ /24/ /26/ /27/ /23/ /25/ /27/ /28/2015VAC /24/2015VAC 408 3/26/ /28/ /29/ /25/ /27/ /29/ /30/ /26/ /30/ VAC ONLY DOESN'T MEET IVAC VAC ONLY

VAC VAE workup Patient: Sex: F Adm date: 3/1/15 Date to ICU: 3/15 Transferred Phys: Adm diag:see below VAC IVACor and PVAP MV Date:PEEP min FiO 2min Temp <96.8 Temp >100.4 WBC< =400 0 WBC >= AbxSpecimenPoly/EpisOrganism VAE categoryMisc info: 3/3/ /4/ /5/ /6/ /7/ /8/ /9/ /10/ none addednone 3/11/ none addednone 3/12/ none addednone VAC 3/13/ none addednone 3/14/ none addednone 3/15/ /16/ /17/15540 Secondary BSI?NoMidas Died?Yes NHSN form Date of Dis: CDC calcx

IVAC criteria STEP 2: IVAC □ Temperature > 38°C or < 36° OR □ White blood cell count ≥ 12,000 or ≤ 4,000 cells/mm3 AND □ A new antimicrobial agent(s) is started, and is continued for ≥ 4 days

IVAC VAE workup Patient: Sex: F Adm date: 12/4/14 Date to ICU: 2/26/15 Transferred from: 4N Phys:Solh Adm diag:See below VAC IVAC PVAP MV Date:PEEP min FiO 2min Temp <96. 8 Temp >100.4 WBC< =40 00 WBC >= AbxSpecimen Poly/Ep is Organis m VAE category Misc info: 3/1/ /2/ /3/15540none 3/4/15540none 3/5/15850none 3.2 Micafunginnone IVAC 3/6/15835none 2.5 Micafunginnone 3/7/15835none 0.8 Micafunginnone 3/8/15850 Micafungin 3/9/ /10/ /11/ /12/ /13/15530 Secondary BSI? NoMidas Died?Yes NHSN form Date of Dis: CDC calcx

Criteria for Ventilator Associated Events STEP 3: PVAP □ Criterion #1: Positive culture of one of the following specimens, meeting quantitative or semi-quantitative thresholds as outlined in protocol,‡ without requirement for purulent respiratory secretions: □ Endotracheal aspirate□ Lung tissue □ Bronchoalveolar lavage□ Protected specimen brush OR □ Criterion #2: Purulent respiratory secretions‡ (defined in the protocol) plus a positive culture of one of the following specimens (qualitative culture, or quantitative/semi-quantitative culture without sufficient growth to meet criterion #1):‡ □ Sputum□ Lung tissue □ Endotracheal aspirate□ Protected specimen brush □ Bronchoalveolar lavage OR □ Criterion #3: One of the following positive tests (as outlined in the protocol):‡ □ Pleural fluid culture□ Diagnostic test for Legionella species □ Lung histopathology□ Diagnostic test for selected viral pathogens ‡collected after 2 days of mechanical ventilation and within +/- 2 days of onset of increase in FiO2 or PEEP.

PVAP

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