AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Adaptation and Expansion of Existing Bundle of Inpatient Interventions Reduces Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia at Long-Term Care Facility

Adaptation and Expansion of Existing Bundle of Inpatient Interventions Reduces Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia at Long-Term Care Facility

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Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Facility modified and expanded the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's inpatient ventilator bundle for use in the long-term acute care setting. Key elements of the modified bundle include early and ongoing evaluation for weaning, pulmonary and dental evaluations, head-of-bed elevation, peptic ulcer disease and deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis, and comprehensive oral care. Pre- and post-implementation analyses suggest that the program has reduced the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia by 58 percent, which in turn has led to a decline in the overall facility pneumonia rate and use of antibiotics.


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AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Adaptation and Expansion of Existing Bundle of Inpatient Interventions Reduces Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia at Long-Term Care Facility