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Implementation of Lung-Protective Ventilation in Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure*

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OBJECTIVES: We implemented a computerized protocol for low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) to improve management and outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients with, and without, the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).… Click to show full abstract

OBJECTIVES: We implemented a computerized protocol for low tidal volume ventilation (LTVV) to improve management and outcomes of mechanically ventilated patients with, and without, the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). DESIGN: Pragmatic, nonrandomized stepped wedge type II hybrid implementation/effectiveness trial. SETTING: Twelve hospitals in an integrated healthcare system over a 2-year period. PATIENTS: Patients greater than or equal to 18 years old who had initiation of mechanical ventilation in the emergency department or ICU. We excluded patients who died or transitioned to comfort care on the day of admission to the ICU. We defined a subgroup of patients with ARDS for analysis. INTERVENTIONS: Implementation of ventilator protocols for LTVV in the ICU. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Our primary clinical outcome was ventilator-free days (VFDs) to day 28. Our primary process outcome was median initial set tidal volume. We included 8,692 mechanically ventilated patients, 3,282 (38%) of whom had ARDS. After implementation, set tidal volume reported as mL/kg predicted body weight decreased from median 6.1 mL/kg (interquartile range [IQR], 6.0–6.8 mL/kg) to 6.0 mL/kg (IQR, 6.0–6.6 mL/kg) (p = 0.009). The percent of patients receiving LTVV (tidal volume ≤ 6.5 mL/kg) increased from 69.8% (n = 1,721) to 72.5% (n = 1,846) (p = 0.036) after implementation. The percent of patients receiving greater than 8 mL/kg initial set tidal volume was reduced from 9.0% (n = 222) to 6.7% (n = 174) (p = 0.005) after implementation. Among patients with ARDS, day 1 positive end-expiratory pressure increased from 6.7 to 8.0 cm H2O (p < 0.001). We observed no difference in VFD (adjusted odds ratio, 1.06; 95% CI, 0.91–1.24; p = 0.44), or in secondary outcomes of length of stay or mortality, either within the main cohort or the subgroup of patients with ARDS. CONCLUSIONS: We observed improved adherence to optimal ventilator management with implementation of a computerized protocol and reduction in the number of patients receiving tidal volumes greater than 8 mL/kg. We did not observe improvement in clinical outcomes.

Keywords: tidal volume; patients ards; ventilation; acute respiratory; implementation

Journal Title: Critical Care Medicine
Year Published: 2023

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