Reducing Prolonged Hyperoxia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Through Implementation of a Conservative Oxygen Weaning Protocol Versus the Current Practice

Sansoucie, Colleen

Sansoucie, C. (2022). Reducing Prolonged Hyperoxia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Through Implementation of a Conservative Oxygen Weaning Protocol Versus the Current Practice: A Quality-Improvement Project in Three Intensive Care Units at a Level II Trauma Tertiary Care Hospital.

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Title	Reducing Prolonged Hyperoxia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Through Implementation of a Conservative Oxygen Weaning Protocol Versus the Current Practice
Abstract	Background: Hyperoxia is known to be detrimental in healthcare, yet it continues to be a problem in mechanically ventilated patients. Oxygen weaning protocols have been discussed in many studies that have evaluated various outcome measures with mixed findings. A study completed by Cuevas et al. (2020) evaluated respiratory therapists' compliance with an oxygen weaning protocol. The conclusions of this study found that the protocol was often not followed. At a level II trauma hospital tertiary care hospital in three ICUs, patients' FIO2s were not being weaned in a timely manner. Due to the previous research on the risks of hyperoxia and poor outcomes, a conservative oxygen weaning protocol was developed. The aim of this study was to assess if implementing a conservative oxygen weaning protocol would improve oxygen weaning times in mechanically ventilated patients compared to the current oxygen weaning practice.
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Title: Reducing Prolonged Hyperoxia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Through Implementation of a Conservative Oxygen Weaning Protocol Versus the Current Practice: A Quality-Improvement Project in Three Intensive Care Units at a Level II Trauma Tertiary Care Hospital
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Subject: Oxygen therapy - Decision making, Lungs - Wounds and injuries - Prevention, Oxygen therapy - Standards, Respiratory therapy - Equipment and supplies, Electronic dissertations
Description: Background: Hyperoxia is known to be detrimental in healthcare, yet it continues to be a problem in mechanically ventilated patients. Oxygen weaning protocols have been discussed in many studies that have evaluated various outcome measures with mixed findings. A study completed by Cuevas et al. (2020) evaluated respiratory therapists' compliance with an oxygen weaning protocol. The conclusions of this study found that the protocol was often not followed. At a level II trauma hospital tertiary care hospital in three ICUs, patients' FIO2s were not being weaned in a timely manner. Due to the previous research on the risks of hyperoxia and poor outcomes, a conservative oxygen weaning protocol was developed. The aim of this study was to assess if implementing a conservative oxygen weaning protocol would improve oxygen weaning times in mechanically ventilated patients compared to the current oxygen weaning practice.
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Contributor: Sansoucie, Colleen (author), (Meg Larson) (Thesis advisor), (Ronaldo Berrios-Sevilla) (Committee member), (Nicole Friedl) (Committee member), Clarion University of Pennsylvania (Degree grantor), Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Department of Nursing (Degree grantor)
Date: 2022
Type: Text, Dissertation/Thesis
Format: electronic
Identifier: clar:1180
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