Table 1 Authors, year of publication and indicators used in the construction of the assessment tool for adult intensive care units
From: Quality in intensive care units: proposal of an assessment instrument
Authors | Year | Selected indicators |
|---|---|---|
Ashton et al. | 1997 | Readmission to the ICU |
Berenholtz et al. | 2002 | Protocols for effective management of pain, sedation, appropriate use of blood transfusions, prevention of VAP, gastrointestinal bleeding and venous thromboembolism; average ICU LOS; readmission to the ICU; catheter-related bloodstream infection rate; patient/family satisfaction assessment |
Pronovost et al. | 2002 | Availability of intensivist staffing |
Pronovost et al. | 2003 | Protocols for sedation, appropriate use of blood transfusions, VAP, gastrointestinal bleeding and VTE prophylaxis |
Souza et al. | 2006 | Patient/family satisfaction assessment; permanence of visitors and family in the ICU |
de Vos et al. | 2007 | Availability of intensivist staffing; bed-to-nurse ratio; patient/family satisfaction; standardized mortality; unplanned extubation rate; ICU LOS |
Najjar-Pellet et al. | 2008 | Protocols for catheter-related bloodstream infection prevention; monitoring of adverse and sentinel events |
UçKay et al. | 2008 | Protocol for VAP prevention; HAI vigilance |
Neves et al. | 2009 | Patient/family satisfaction; permanence of visitors and family in the ICU |
Braun et al. | 2010 | Protocols for management of sedation and analgesia; strategy for lung protective ventilation; adequate antibiotic use; scheduled meetings with relatives; availability of ICU specialists |
Kim et al. | 2010 | Multidisciplinary rounds |
Lobo et al. | 2010 | Catheter-related bloodstream infection rate |
Martin et al. | 2011 | Scheduled meetings with relatives; catheter-related bloodstream infection rate |
Rhodes et al. | 2012 | Availability of a consultant-level intensivist; monitoring of adverse and sentinel events; multidisciplinary rounds; standardized mortality ratio; ICU readmission rate; unplanned extubation rate; catheter-related bloodstream infection rate |
McHugh et al. | 2013 | Bed-to-nurse ratio |