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Sustaining Respiratory Therapist Engagement in ICU Liberation Tamra Kelly BS, RRT, Meg Blankinship MBA, BSRC, RRT, Alan Cubre MD, Kelly Switzler RRT, Latecia Hampel RRT, Tanya Kapitula RRT, Heidi Reams RRT, Tim Sammons RRT, Chris Chaney RPFT The presenter has no conflicts of interest. There was no research funding, sponsorship or research support for this work. Background The Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has developed a guideline for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium in patients in the Intensive Care Unit. This guideline was based on evidence that critically ill patients are at risk for development of delirium. The Respiratory Therapy departments in our hospital system implemented an interprofessional bundle approach to reduce this adverse event. Initially the Respiratory Therapists identified barriers including workload and productivity concerns, fear of patient discomfort and asynchrony, and fear of inadvertent extubation during awakening and mobility. Once those barriers were overcome with a variety of techniques, the department had to persistently ensure that the engagement of the staff was sustained. Methods Upon implementation of the ICU Liberation bundle work was done to overcome barriers and maintain staff engagement. To sustain the work, ongoing techniques were required to ensure bundle elements were performed daily as part of the standard work of the Respiratory Therapists. Interprofessional team education was provided to staff at the beginning of the project and the use of these skills was monitored during daily ICU rounds. We scheduled RT and nursing team leaders to monitor rounds to ensure the team utilized standardized order sets and procedures to promote best practices such as delirium assessments, correct medication selection, daily awakening and spontaneous breathing trials and early mobility. We tracked ventilator length of stay (LOS), ICU LOS, ICU mortality, 6-month post discharge mortality, ventilator LOS greater than 7 days, and all or nothing bundle compliance data. Results Four months into full implementation, daily rounds are occurring, standardized scales are used to assess delirium and sedation levels, daily SAT and SBT’s are being performed and patients who meet safety criteria are being mobilized. Patients are more awake and participating in ventilator weaning trials and Data PDSA Model For Improvement Plan Sustain RT Engagement in ICU Liberation Do •Engaged staff and physician champions •Volunteers were trained on interprofessional team building use research •Developed evidence based procedures and bundle •Implemented interprofessional daily rounds Study Tracking ventilator LOS and reintubation rate Track compliance with bundle Act •The process is evolving as we monitor our data and receive input from stakeholders •Daily audits of rounding process for data collection and real time feedback to team for improvement

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Sustaining Respiratory Therapist Engagement in ICU Liberation Tamra Kelly BS, RRT, Meg Blankinship MBA, BSRC, RRT, Alan Cubre MD, Kelly Switzler RRT, Latecia Hampel RRT,

Tanya Kapitula RRT, Heidi Reams RRT, Tim Sammons RRT, Chris Chaney RPFT

The presenter has no conflicts of interest. There was no research funding, sponsorship or research support for this work.

 Background The  Society  for  Critical  Care  Medicine  (SCCM)  has  developed  a  guideline  for  the management  of  pain,  agitation,  and  delirium  in  patients  in  the  Intensive  Care  Unit.   This  guideline  was  based  on  evidence  that  critically  ill  patients  are  at  risk  for development  of  delirium.    The  Respiratory  Therapy  departments  in  our  hospital system  implemented  an  interprofessional  bundle  approach  to  reduce  this  adverse event.  Initially  the  Respiratory  Therapists  identified  barriers  including  workload  and productivity  concerns,  fear  of  patient  discomfort  and  asynchrony,  and  fear  of inadvertent  extubation  during  awakening  and  mobility.    Once  those  barriers  were overcome with a variety of techniques, the department had to persistently ensure that the engagement of the staff was sustained.

MethodsUpon  implementation  of  the  ICU  Liberation  bundle  work  was  done  to  overcome barriers  and  maintain  staff  engagement.    To  sustain  the  work,  ongoing  techniques were required to ensure bundle elements were performed daily as part of the standard work of the Respiratory Therapists.  Interprofessional team education was provided to staff at the beginning of the project and the use of these skills was monitored during daily  ICU rounds.   We scheduled RT and nursing  team  leaders  to monitor  rounds  to ensure  the  team  utilized  standardized  order  sets  and  procedures  to  promote  best practices  such  as  delirium  assessments,  correct  medication  selection,  daily awakening and spontaneous breathing trials and early mobility.   We tracked ventilator length  of  stay  (LOS),  ICU  LOS,  ICU  mortality,  6-month  post  discharge  mortality, ventilator LOS greater than 7 days, and all or nothing bundle compliance data.

ResultsFour months into full implementation, daily rounds are occurring, standardized scales are  used  to  assess  delirium  and  sedation  levels,  daily  SAT  and  SBT’s  are  being performed  and  patients  who  meet  safety  criteria  are  being  mobilized.    Patients  are more awake and participating in ventilator weaning trials and mobilization.  Ventilator LOS  has  decreased  with  no  increase  in  re-intubation  rate.    6-month  post  discharge mortality rates are reduced from 11.2% to 2.9%.

ConclusionThe  ICU  Liberation  bundle  is  being  sustained  with  improved  clinical  outcomes.   Management,  informal  clinical  leaders and staff worked  together  to  remove barriers, maintain staff engagement which was critical to sustaining our work.  Further study is needed to assess long term outcomes and compliance with the bundle. 

Data

PDSA Model For Improvement

PlanSustain RT Engagement in ICU Liberation

Do•Engaged staff and physician champions•Volunteers were trained on interprofessional team building use research•Developed evidence based procedures and bundle•Implemented interprofessional daily rounds

Study Tracking ventilator LOS and reintubation rateTrack compliance with bundle

Act •The process is evolving as we monitor our data and receive input from stakeholders•Daily audits of rounding process for data collection and real time feedback to team for improvement