CSI Summary
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Project Topic
Reducing readmissions to the ICU
CSI Participants
Helen Chacko, RN, BSN
Bryan Fagan, RN, BSN, CCRN
Lorie Fosbenner, RN, BSN, CCRN
Gina Terranova, RN, BSN, CCRN-CSC
Project Goals/Objectives
- To decrease the number of ICU re-admissions 25 percent through use of a risk assessment tool
- To identify a relationship between ICU re-admissions and 30-day hospital readmissions
- To increase staff knowledge of readmission risk factors
- To increase staff knowledge and awareness about patient risk factors for ICU readmission
Project Outcomes
- Increased ICU readmissions during the post-project implementation period (from 21 to 26 readmissions per 1000 patients)
- Increased length of stay (LOS) for first ICU admission 1.1 days
- Decreased LOS for second ICU admission 2.5 days
- Decreased total hospital LOS 1.3 days.
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Disclaimer
The AACN CSI Academy program supports change projects based on quality improvement methods. Although CSI teams seek to ensure linkage between their project and clinical/fiscal outcomes, data cannot be solely attributed to the project and are estimations of impact.