• Br J Anaesth · Aug 2015

    Evaluation of an intervention to reduce tidal volumes in ventilated ICU patients†.

    • C P Bourdeaux, K Birnie, A Trickey, M J C Thomas, J Sterne, J L Donovan, J Benger, J Brandling, and T H Gould.
    • Intensive Care Unit, Queens Building, University Hospitals Bristol, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK chrisbourdeaux@gmail.com christopher.bourdeaux@uhbristol.nhs.uk.
    • Br J Anaesth. 2015 Aug 1;115(2):244-51.

    BackgroundThere is considerable evidence that the use of tidal volumes <6 ml kg(-1) predicted body weight (PBW) reduces mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. We evaluated the effectiveness of using a large screen displaying delivered tidal volume in ml kg(-1) (PBW) for reducing tidal volumes.MethodsWe assessed the intervention in two 6-month periods. A qualitative study was undertaken after the intervention period to examine staff interaction with the intervention. The study was conducted in a mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit at University Hospitals Bristol, UK. Consecutive patients requiring controlled mechanical ventilation for more than 1 h were included. Alerts were triggered when tidal volume breached predetermined targets and these alerts were visible to ICU clinicians in real time.ResultsA total of 199 patients with 7640 h of data were observed during the control time period and 249 patients with 10 656 h of data were observed in the intervention period. Time spent with tidal volumes <6 ml kg(-1) PBW increased from 17.5 to 28.6% of the period of controlled mechanical ventilation. Time spent with a tidal volume <8 ml kg(-1) PBW increased from 60.6 to 73.9%. The screens were acceptable to staff and stimulated an increase in attendance of clinicians at the bedside to adjust ventilators.ConclusionsChanging the format of data and displaying it with real-time alerts reduced delivered tidal volumes. Configuring information in a format more likely to result in desired outcomes has the potential to improve the translation of evidence into practice.© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.

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