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Abstract

Background

Spontaneous awakening trials (SATs), spontaneous breathing trials (SBTs), delirium assessment/management, early mobility have been termed the ABCDE bundle. The ABCDE bundle has been proven to improve patient outcomes. However, there is often a long gap in dissemination and implementation of evidence-based medicine.

Objectives

To determine the prevalent implementation of and determinants for ABCDE protocol adoption in Pennsylvania.

Methods

We developed a survey of ABCDE bundle protocols. We surveyed factors around implementation including written protocol presence, standardized assessments to guide protocols, timing of creation of protocols, and estimated adherence to protocols. We also collected data on factors that might be determinants for protocol adoption including ICU staffing models, hospital and ICU level factors. We validated the survey tool using the Michigan Health and Hospital Association Keystone ICU collaborative. We then administered the validated survey to a leader of the medical ICU or mixed medical-surgical ICU of all Pennsylvania Hospitals. Multivariable logistic and ordinal regression were used to determine associations between ICU staffing models and hospital and ICU level factors with the presence of ABCDE bundle protocols.

Results

In the study cohort of Pennsylvania ICUs (n = 144), we had 100 respondents (69% response). The median number of hospital beds among the respondents was 185 (IQR 111-355) with a median of 14 ICU beds (IQR 10-20). 86% reported spontaneous awakening trial protocols, 60% reported spontaneous breathing trial protocols, 43% reported delirium assessment/management protocols, and 27% reported early mobility protocols. Being a medical ICU compared to a mixed medical-surgical ICU (OR 3.48, 95% CI 1.19-10.21, P = .02) and presence of multidisciplinary rounds (OR 4.97, 95% CI 2.07-11.94, P < .001) were associated with increasing number of ABCDE bundle protocol components.

Conclusions

Variable implementation of ABCDE bundle protocols was present across Pennsylvania. Team communication is important to implementation of these protocols.

Keywords

ABCDE protocol ICU survey implementation critical care

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A Survey of Implementation of ABCDE Protocols

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