Airway Clearance/Hyperinflation Therapy, Non-Pharmacological Clinical Pathway — ICU and Inpatient
Airway Clearance/Hyperinflation Therapy, Non-Pharmacological Clinical Pathway — ICU and Inpatient
Goal
Standardize the approach to escalating or weaning Airway Clearance Hyperinflation therapy to improve quality and patient safety and to reduce hospital length of stay and readmissions.
Metrics
- Inpatient length of stay
- ICU length of stay
- Readmission rate to the ICU within 48 hours from discharge or transfer from the PICU
- Incidence of intubation or escalation of respiratory support from noninvasive to invasive mechanical ventilation
- Respiratory therapy FTEs allocated to the ACT