Table 6.
Compliance with process measures
| Indicator | Compliance |
|---|---|
| ICUs having written protocols | 122 (92.4%) |
| ICUs that always use capnography to confirm tracheal intubation | 46 (34.8%) |
| Patents receiving invasive mechanical ventilation | 1,055 |
| Subglottic suction via endotracheal or tracheostomy tube | 814 (77.2%) |
| Closed tracheal suction system | 661 (62.7%) |
| Receiving DVT prophylaxis | 807 (76.5%) |
| Receiving stress ulcer prophylaxis | 900 (85.3%) |
| Patients with plateau pressure <30 cm H2O* | 750 (71.1) |
| Sedation monitored | 800 (17.1) |
| Analgesia monitored | 2,215 (47.4%) |
| Delirium monitored | 522 (11.2) |
| Patients receiving packed red blood cell transfusion | 297 |
| Hb (g/dL) at transfusion [Median, (IQR)] N = 265 | 7.0 [6.2–7.9] |
| Patients with Hb >9 g/dL** | 23 (7.7%) |
| Patients receiving fresh frozen plasma | 99 |
| INR at transfusion [Median, (IQR)] N = 92 | 2.25 [1.67–3.43] |
| APTT at transfusion [Median, (IQR)] N = 92 | 42.85 [33.85–58.5] |
| Patients with INR ≤1.5 and APPT ≤45** | 25 (25.3%) |
| Patients receiving platelet transfusions | 76 |
| Platelet count at transfusion (median, [IQR]) (N = 72) | 18.0 [8.63–40] |
| Patients with platelet count >50 x 103/mm3** | 14 (19.4%) |
ICU, intensive care unit; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; Hb, hemoglobin; IQR, interquartile range; INR, international normalized ratio; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; *Plateau pressure during volume-controlled ventilation, peak airway pressure during pressure-controlled ventilation; **Inappropriate use of blood product based on the laboratory values; the clinical context was not available