The Ventilator Associated Event Definition Related to Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients

In 2013, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) revised the surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated events (VAE) which primarily require patients to have new and sustained changes in ventilator settings. The new surveillance definitions exclude ventilated patients receiving extraco...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2015-06, Vol.43 (6), p.S33-S33
Main Authors: Sykora, Carol, MT (ASCP), MEd, MBA, CIC, McMullen, Kathleen, MPH, CIC, Grimes, Lydia, MSN, RN, BA, Vance, Carol, BSN, RN, CIC, Babcock, Hilary M., MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Disease prevention
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Oxygen
Surveillance
Ventilators
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Summary:In 2013, the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) revised the surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated events (VAE) which primarily require patients to have new and sustained changes in ventilator settings. The new surveillance definitions exclude ventilated patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), as these patients' ventilator setting changes could be related to their underlying disease, and not adverse events related to their care. Our institution developed an automated algorithm using ventilator settings to identify patients with a possible VAE, but it required the Infection Prevention Specialist (IPS) to manually remove the ECMO patients from the VAE line list.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.082