Table 1 Characteristics of the five hospitals assessed from January 2018 to June 2019
Characteristics | H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 | H5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of beds | 234 | 444 | 170 | 415 | 413 |
Number of beds in ICU | 30 | 31 | 30 | 17 | 12 |
Number of beds studied | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Type of ICU studied | Cardiology | General | Neurology | General | General |
Patient-day ICU admissions per monthab | 291 ± 22 (216–306) | 298 ± 11 (270–310) | 297 ± 19 (210–310) | 191 ± 32 (101–246) | 179 ± 22 (116–219) |
Monthly number of ICU admissionsa | 31 ± 8 (12–45) | 23 ± 7 (12–45) | 30 ± 8 (15–51) | 25 ± 5 (13–33) | 24 ± 6 (8–33) |
PDSAs implemented/carried out (% implemented) | |||||
1° semester | 21/36 (58.3%) | 9/11 (81.8%) | 3/49 (6.1%) | 4/30 (13.3%) | 19/30 (63.3%) |
2° semester | 13/18 (72.2%) | 2/4 (50.0%) | 2/5 (40.0%) | 11/25 (44.0%) | 14/16 (87.5%) |
3° semester | 8/9 (88.9%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 12/13 (92.3%) | 2/3 (66.7%) | 4/5 (80.0%) |
Totald | 42/63 (66.7%) | 13/18 (72.2%) | 17/67 (25.4%) | 17/58 (29.3%) | 37/51 (72.5%) |
Number of monthly meetings held during the periodc | 4 (3–4) | 1 (0.25–2.75) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–3) | 3 (3–3.75) |
Percentage of patients with daily defined objectives in ICUc | 100 (100–100) | Not assessed | 31.1 (13.6–66.9) | 53.8 (50.8–56.9) | 100 (100–100) |
Assessment period of the defined objectives | Jan/19 to June/19 | – | Jan/19 to June/19 | Nov/17 to July/18 | Jan/18 to June/19 |
Percentage of patients who received daily multidisciplinary visits in ICU | 100 (100–100) | 19.9 (19.1–22.1) | 23.1 (13.5–26.9) | 61.5 (49.7–64.0) | 100 (100–100) |
Assessment period of the multidisciplinary visits | Jan/19 to June/19 | Feb/19 to June/19 | Jun/18 to June/19 | Nov/18 to June/19 | Jan/18 to June/19 |