Collaborative Project, CLICCS initiative, to reduce ventilation-associated pneumonia in Critical Care Units in Latin American Hospitals

2015-present

    • Projects, Quality of medical care and patient safety projects
    • Developing

Period: 2015-present

Researchers

CLICSS Strategic Group: García Elorrio E., Rodríguez V.

CLICSS Operational Group: Macchiavello D. and collaborators.

Objectives

30% decrease in the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the selected hospitals.

Summary

Implementation of process improvement packages to reduce the rate of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation.

Financing

No direct financing.

Study design

Quality improvement campaign