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Table 4 Concordance between local coordinators and respondents on the questions on the existence of written procedures and on the measure of incidents associated with mechanical ventilation

From: Mechanical ventilation and clinical practice heterogeneity in intensive care units: a multicenter case-vignette study

 

Prevalence N (%)

Rate of good answers % (95% CI)

Written procedures

Ventilation liberation

17

(43)

82

(75 to 87)

Lung protective strategies for acute lung injury

16

(40)

72

(62 to 80)

Sedation-analgesia management

30

(75)

87

(79 to 93)

Prevention of ventilation acquired pneumonia

23

(58)

63

(51 to 73)

Incidents associated with mechanical ventilation

Ventilator acquired pneumonia

33

(83)

68

(57 to 77)

Unplanned endo-tracheal self-extubation

26

(65)

66

(54 to 76)