Measurements | Weighted estimates for Europe (respondents from 16 countries with >=10 replies) | Other respondents (61 countries) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N=1281 | N=449 | ||||||
%* | 95% CI | N | % | 95% CI | |||
Measurement of compliance at least once a year | |||||||
Hand hygiene recommendations | 57 | 54 | 60 | 265 | 60 | 54 | 64 |
Systematic daily interruption of sedation and weaning protocol | 28 | 24 | 33 | 102 | 23 | 19 | 27 |
Oral care with chlorhexidine | 27 | 23 | 30 | 126 | 28 | 24 | 32 |
“In my ICU, there is a written definition of VAP for data collection” | 50 | 47 | 54 | 286 | 64 | 59 | 68 |
YES- European guidelines | 26 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
YES- CDC guidelines | 12 | 10 | 15 | 206 | 46 | 41 | 51 |
“In my ICU, we count and record, routinely…” (% saying “yes”) | |||||||
VAP | 55 | 51 | 58 | 287 | 64 | 59 | 68 |
Intubation-days | 81 | 78 | 84 | 364 | 81 | 74 | 85 |
Intubated patients | 90 | 88 | 92 | 367 | 82 | 78 | 85 |
Please provide, if possible, the following data for your ICU - for part or all 2011 (% providing data) | |||||||
VAP/ 1000 ventilation-days | 20 | 17 | 22 | 113 | 25 | 21 | 29 |
Mean duration of intubation for intubated patients (days) | 27 | 25 | 30 | 148 | 33 | 29 | 37 |
Proportion of intubated patients | 38 | 35 | 41 | 178 | 40 | 35 | 44 |
“Clinical staff in my ICU is aware of VAP-related measures, and their trends” (% agree strongly / agree) | 53 | 50 | 56 | 298 | 66 | 62 | 71 |