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Table 3 List of the top-ranked facilitators to VAP management

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

Facilitators

Percent

Response category

Pharmacist participation on ICU rounds is beneficial.

98.60 %

Agree & strongly agree

Nurse participation on ICU rounds is beneficial.

98.00 %

Agree & strongly agree

Respiratory therapist participation on ICU rounds is beneficial.

96.70 %

Agree & strongly agree

I can readily access orders that are written for my ICU patients.

92.60 %

Agree & strongly agree

Respiratory therapy services are readily available on my ICU.

92.30 %

Fairly often & very often

Multidisciplinary management of patients occurs on my ICU.

91.90 %

Agree & strongly agree

Nurses consistently participate on ICU patient rounds.

90.30 %

Fairly often & very often

Physicians are receptive to pharmacist input in ICU patient care.

89.70 %

Agree & strongly agree

Pharmacists on my ICU effectively monitor antibiotic use.

89.30 %

Agree & strongly agree

Pharmacist participation in ICU patient management promotes appropriate antibiotic ordering.

89.00 %

Agree & strongly agree

Pharmacists consistently participate on ICU patient rounds.

88.10 %

Fairly often & very often

It is effective to have pharmacists help determine the appropriateness of ICU antibiotic de-escalation.

87.70 %

Agree & strongly agree

I can readily access the information I want on my ICU patients in the EMR.

86.90 %

Agree & strongly agree

Using VAP management guidelines helps me to manage VAP patients in the ICU.

86.70 %

Agree & strongly agree

Pharmacy intervention in antibiotic ordering leads to effective ICU VAP management.

86.30 %

Agree & strongly agree

Respiratory therapists consistently participate on ICU patient rounds.

83.20 %

Fairly often & very often

I can appropriately manage ICU patients with VAP.

83.10 %

Agree & strongly agree

VAP management guidelines interfere with my ability to manage my ICU patients.

82.30 %

Occasionally & rarely