RECRUITING

Respiratory Knowledge Portal Computer and Phone Application to Improve Quality of Mechanical Ventilation by Reducing the Number of Ventilator Associated Events, Injury Created by the Ventilator and Unsafe Setting of Alarms.

Study Overview

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Description

Ventilator associated events (VAE) is a quality metric defined by 48 hours of stability followed by 48 hours of escalation of ventilator settings within the ICU. VAE have been associated with poor outcomes and increases the cost of care, yet is not easy to avoid. Operationalizing all the standards of care known to improve outcomes of those requiring mechanical ventilation in the critical care environment requires a comprehensive approach. ICU teams are encouraged to follow best practice protocols to help liberate and prevent VAEs. Yet, compliance with protocols in most ICUs is suboptimal for multiple reasons. With the advent of computerized mechanical ventilators capable of streaming data from breath to breath and biomedical integration systems (BMDI) such as Capsule (UTMB's BMDI system), software systems have been developed to help identify variances in the standard of care. Automation in near real-time ventilator data feedback has been shown to reduce the incidences of VAEs. This quality improvement project will leverage Vyaire's Respiratory Knowledge Portal (RKP) to collect and store meaningful data regarding ventilator-associated events (VAE), alarm policy compliance, ventilator weaning, and lung protective analytics. Goals: 1. To collect quality metrics utilizing RKP from patients requiring mechanical ventilation over a 3-4-month period for a retrospective baseline analysis. 2. Provide the RKP tool to the ICU team to determine if the use of RKP's webportal and Messenger Zebra phone app improves quality of mechanical ventilation and outcomes. 3. To determine a return on investment (ROI) for a software system like RKP.

Official Title

Respiratory Knowledge Portal Application to Reduce Ventilator Associated Events, Ventilator Induced Lung Injury and Alarm Parameter Variance

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-06-01
Study Completion:2026-05
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06737432

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:Not specified to 100 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. Subjects requiring invasive mechanical ventilation.
  2. 2. Subjects is in one of the monitored Galveston campus ICUs.
  3. 3. Ages 0-100
  1. 1. Is in an ICU not monitored by RKP.
  2. 2. Adults on high frequency ventilation (pediatric patients are NOT excluded).
  3. 3. Any patient requiring ECMO.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Brian K Walsh, PhD, RRT
CONTACT
409-772-9283
bkwalsh@utmb.edu

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas, 77555
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-06-01
Study Completion Date2026-05

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-06-01
Study Completion Date2026-05

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Computer aided mechanical ventilation
  • Mechanical ventilation quality
  • Mechanical ventilation
  • Mechanical ventilation safety
  • Ventilator monitoring application

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Ventilation
  • ARDS
  • Respiratory Failure
  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Ventilator-induced Lung Injury (VILI)
  • Quality Improvement
  • Ventilator Associated Events