Quality Improvement Intervention to Decrease Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Quality Improvement Intervention to Decrease Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is organized by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

Expires: Sep 01, 2020.

Contact Hours: 1.00
CERP A: 1.00

Topics: Cardiovascular.

Activity Summary:
In 2010, the incidence of prolonged mechanical ventilation (> 24 hours) after isolated coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery was 26.9% at the study site, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, compared with the national like-hospital rate of 10.9%.

Objectives:
• Examine a lean quality improvement intervention to reduce prolonged ventilation after CABG.
• Describe the quality improvement processes and tools used to explore the problem and develop interventions.
• Identify success factors critical to the sustainability of this quality improvement intervention.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.