Round-the-Clock Intensivists Eliminate Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Central Line Infections, and Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Unit

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Round-the-Clock Intensivists Eliminate Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Central Line Infections, and Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Unit

Since program implementation, the rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia, central line infections and pressure ulcers have decreased, intensive care unit (ICU) readmissions have declined, ICU length of stay remains low, and testing and pain management education have increased.