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Ventilator Bundle Checklist


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The Ventilator Bundle Checklist helps track an organization's compliance with implementing each element of the Ventilator Bundle. The Ventilator Bundle is a series of interventions related to ventilator care that, when implemented together, will achieve significantly better outcomes than when implemented individually.

The key components of the bundle are:

  • Elevation of the head of the bed
  • Daily "sedation vacations" and assessment of readiness to extubate
  • Peptic ulcer disease prophylaxis
  • Deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis
The greater the level of compliance with all of the items in the bundle, the better the reduction in the ventilator-associated pneumonia rate.

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Links to the Tool:
This tool is available at: http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Topics/CriticalCare/IntensiveCare/Tools/VentilatorBundleChecklist.htm

Developer

Dominican Hospital

Funding Sources

Dominican Hospital


QualityTool Topic

Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and Wellness; Quality Improvement Strategies


History

  • Release Date: 01/2005
  • Original Summary: 07/2008
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QualityTool Classification
Disease/Clinical Category: spacer Mechanical ventilation; Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Patient Population: spacer Vulnerable Populations > Intensive care unit patients
Stage of Care: spacer Preventive care; Acute care; Intensive care
Setting of Care: spacer Hospital Inpatient - Hospital Type > Community hospital, Teaching hospital
Patient Care Process: spacer Preventive Care Processes > Primary prevention; Active Care Processes: Diagnosis and Treatment > Infection control
IOM Domains of Quality: spacer Effectiveness; Safety
QualityTool Format: spacer Web site; Workbook/Manual/Guide
QualityTool Topic: spacer Disease/Condition-Related; Prevention and Wellness; Quality Improvement Strategies
Developer: spacer Dominican Hospital
Funding Sources: spacer Dominican Hospital

 

Last updated: July 21, 2008.

 

 spacer Associated Profile:
 Daily, Multidisciplinary Rounds and Evidence-Based Best Practices Decrease Nosocomial Infections and Costs in the Intensive Care Unit
(7/21/08)

 
 
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