Clinical practice | Weighted estimates for Europe (respondents from 16 countries with >=10 replies) | Other respondents (61 countries) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N=1281 | N=449 | ||||||
%* | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | |||
In my ICU, hand hygiene is done with alcohol hand rub, always, or most of the time | 95 | 94 | 97 | 395 | 88 | 85 | 91 |
In my ICU, there are written guidelines for VAP prevention | 65 | 62 | 69 | 282 | 63 | 58 | 67 |
Guidelines developed locally | 33 | 30 | 36 | 162 | 36 | 32 | 41 |
Guidelines developed nationally | 31 | 28 | 34 | 117 | 26 | 22 | 30 |
In my ICU, care for intubated patients includes… | |||||||
No ventilatory circuit changes unless specifically indicated | 69 | 66 | 72 | 371 | 83 | 79 | 86 |
Strict hand hygiene using alcohol, especially before managing the airways | 83 | 80 | 86 | 364 | 81 | 77 | 85 |
Systematic daily interruption of sedation and weaning protocol | 49 | 46 | 53 | 285 | 63 | 59 | 68 |
Oral care with chlorhexidine | 70 | 67 | 73 | 302 | 67 | 63 | 72 |
Cuff pressure control at least every 24 hours | 83 | 81 | 85 | 347 | 77 | 73 | 81 |
Head of bed elevation | 96 | 94 | 97 | 442 | 98 | 97 | 100 |