Table 3.
Extent to which ICUs have written policies, monitor implementation and proportion of time bundle elements are correctly implemented
| Presence of written policy |
Presence of monitoring for implementation |
ICUs reporting correct implementation 95% of the time or greater |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| All ventilator bundle elements | 284 | 68 | 188/284 | 66 | 73/188 | 39 |
| Raise head of bed | 372 | 90 | 290/372 | 78 | 139/290 | 48 |
| Sedation vacation | 337 | 81 | 249/337 | 74 | 119/249 | 48 |
| Prevention of stomach ulcers | 309 | 74 | 210/309 | 68 | 129/210 | 61 |
| DVT prophylaxis | 327 | 79 | 223/327 | 68 | 130/223 | 58 |