Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Summary of Results

• Increased staffing significantly (p <0.05) related to safety outcomes
  • CLBSI (OR=.32), VAP (OR=.21), 30-day mortality (OR=. 81) and decubitus ulcer (OR=.69)
• Patients in ICUs staffed with higher proportions had a 3 to 5 fold increase in CAUTI and 2 fold increase in decubiti...