SAFE-CARE Nursing Bundle Impact on ICU Airway Complications

122 adult ICU patients were studied in a before-and-after interrupted time series design. The research evaluates the SAFE-CARE nursing bundle's effect on outcomes like pericuff microaspiration, VAP, and unplanned extubation. Data covers a control period from February to December 2023 and an intervention period from January to December 2024.

Use Cases

• Analyze the reduction in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates before and after the SAFE-CARE intervention.
• Model the interrupted time series trend for pericuff microaspiration (PM) to assess intervention sustainability.
• Compare medical device-related pressure injury (MDR-PI) incidence between the 61-patient control and intervention groups.
• Evaluate the correlation between nursing checklist compliance rates and unplanned extubation (UE) events.

Strengths

• Clear before-and-after interrupted time series design with 122 total patient records.
• Reports specific outcome reductions, such as VAP decreasing from 26.2% to 4.9%.
• Includes secondary metrics like mechanical ventilation duration and ICU length of stay.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 122 patients from a single center limits generalizability.
• Data is contained in a DOCX document (331.3 KB), requiring manual extraction for analysis.
• Retrospective study design may introduce confounding factors not controlled for.

Provenance

Source

Yayun Qin via figshare

Collection Method

Single-center retrospective before-and-after interrupted time series study.

Time Range

Control: February-December 2023; Intervention: January-December 2024.

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