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Table 2 List of the top-ranked barriers to VAP management

From: Management of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units: a mixed methods study assessing barriers and facilitators to guideline adherence

Barriers

Percent

Response category

Having multiple physician groups manage patients in the ICU complicates VAP guideline use.

67.3 %

Agree & strongly agree

There is variation in VAP management depending on what service the ICU patient is on.

64.3 %

Agree & strongly agree

ICU patients with renal failure complicate decision-making when ordering antibiotics.

57.4 %

Agree & strongly agree

Within physician service there is variation in VAP management depending on who is the VAP patient’s attending physician.

56.8 %

Agree & strongly agree

There is variation in VAP management between attending physicians and house staff in the ICU.

52.6 %

Agree & strongly agree