Does the Specific Time of Day Used to Capture Data on Ventilator‐Days Have an Impact on the Documented Rates of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia?

Definitions of ventilator‐associated pneumonia do not note a preferred daily time for obtaining denominator data. We examined collecting data on the number of ventilator‐days at different times of day in 7 intensive care units. Rates of ventilator‐associated pneumonia did not significantly differ wh...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2010-05, Vol.31 (5), p.548-550
Main Authors: Talbot, Thomas R., Starmer, John M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Medical Centers
Artificial respiration
Benchmarking
Concise Communication
Data Collection - methods
Data Collection - standards
Health care facilities
Humans
Infections
Intensive care units
Intensive Care Units - utilization
Nursing
Pneumonia
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - epidemiology
Tennessee
Time Factors
Ventilators, Mechanical - statistics & numerical data
Ventilators, Mechanical - utilization
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Summary:Definitions of ventilator‐associated pneumonia do not note a preferred daily time for obtaining denominator data. We examined collecting data on the number of ventilator‐days at different times of day in 7 intensive care units. Rates of ventilator‐associated pneumonia did not significantly differ when denominator data were collected at midnight, 8 am, or 4 pm, supporting standard definitions.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/652450