National Approach to Standardize and Improve Mechanical Ventilation
Khal, Yaseen M. Arabi, Zohair Al Aseri , Tareef Alaama , Abdulrahman Alqahtani , Abdulrhman Alharthy , Abdullah Almotairi , Eman Al Qasim, Abdullah A. Alzahrani , Mohammed Al Qarni , Sheryl Ann I. Abdukahil, Fahad M. Al-Hameed , Yasser Mandourah , . 2019
NASAM (National Approach to Standardize and Improve Mechanical Ventilation) is a national collaborative quality improvement project in Saudi Arabia. It aims to improve the care of mechanically ventilated patients by implementing evidence-based practices with the goal of reducing the rate of ventilator-associated events and therefore reducing mortality, mechanical ventilation duration and intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay. The project plans to extend the implementation to a total of 100 ICUs in collaboration with multiple health systems across the country. As of March 22, 2019, a total of 78 ICUs have registered from 6 different health sectors, 48 hospitals, and 27 cities. The leadership support in all health sectors for NASAM speaks of the commitment to improve the care of mechanically ventilated patients across the kingdom.
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