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Prevention Of Icu Delirium Through Implementation Of A Sleep Promotion Bundle, Victoria Bennett
Prevention Of Icu Delirium Through Implementation Of A Sleep Promotion Bundle, Victoria Bennett
Master's Theses and Capstones
Background: Intensive care unit (ICU) delirium is the prevalence of delirium in ICU patientswho do not have a history of drug/alcohol abuse, an admission for a mental status change, or anadmission to the ICU for less than 24 hours. Serious adverse outcomes have been linked to thepresence of ICU delirium resulting in overall longer hospital lengths of stay, longer duration ofmechanical ventilation, higher rates of mortality, and long-term neuropsychological deficits afterdischarge. At the site of this quality improvement project, the prevalence of ICU delirium was92.3% in a population determined to be high risk using the PRE-DELIRIC screening tool. Aim: The …
Using Shock Index As A Predictor Of Icu Readmission: A Quality Iimprovement Project, Melissa Sykes
Using Shock Index As A Predictor Of Icu Readmission: A Quality Iimprovement Project, Melissa Sykes
Master's Theses and Capstones
Background: Adverse events will occur in one-third of patients discharged from the intensivecare unit (ICU) and evidence shows that ICU readmissions increase a patient’s length of stay,
mortality, hospital costs, and nosocomial infections, as well as decrease long-term survival.Specific predictive factors that will accurately predict which patients are at risk of adverseevents requiring readmission are needed.Aim: The specific aim of this project was to identify if shock index (SI) values higher than 0.7at the time of transfer from the ICU are a useful predictor of ICU readmission.Methods: Using the Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) framework, a retrospective chart review wasperformed …