Barlow Outcomes Book 2017

8 Outcomes 2017 Weaning Success Rate Barlow Respiratory Hospital consistently liberates over half of all chronically critically ill patients admitted for weaning from mechanical ventilation. Weaned is defined as patient being free of invasive mechanical ventilation at least one full calendar day prior to day of discharge. Time to Wean (median days) More than half of patients who wean now do so within the first two weeks of admission Time to wean is tallied from day of admission through last day of ventilator support. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 52% 57% 55% 61% 54% 58% 50% 14 DAYS 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 19 DAYS DAYS TO WEAN 6 YEAR MEDIAN Ventilator Weaning Program More than 50% weaned each year 12 DAYS 37% decrease