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Multicenter Study
. 2020 Sep;110(3):903-910.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.12.053. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

Evaluating the Impact of Pneumonia Prevention Recommendations After Cardiac Surgery

Raymond J Strobel  1 , Steven D Harrington  2 , Chris Hill  3 , Michael P Thompson  4 , Lourdes Cabrera  4 , Patricia Theurer  5 , Penny Wilton  6 , Divyakant B Gandhi  7 , Alphonse DeLucia 3rd  8 , Gaetano Paone  9 , Xiaoting Wu  4 , Min Zhang  10 , Sarah L Krein  11 , Richard L Prager  4 , Donald S Likosky  12 ; Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative
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Multicenter Study

Evaluating the Impact of Pneumonia Prevention Recommendations After Cardiac Surgery

Raymond J Strobel et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Pneumonia is the most prevalent healthcare-associated infection after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), but the relative effectiveness of strategies to reduce its incidence remains unclear. We evaluated the relationship between healthcare-associated infection recommendations and risk of pneumonia after CABG.

Methods: Pneumonia prevention practice recommendations were developed based on literature review and analysis of semistructured interviews with key health care personnel across centers with low (<5.9%), medium (5.9%-6.1%), and high (>6.1%) rates of pneumonia. These practices were implemented among 2482 patients undergoing CABG from 2016 to 2017 across 18 centers. The independent effect of each practice in reducing pneumonia was assessed using multivariable logistic regression, adjusting for baseline risk and center. A composite (bundle) score was calculated as the number of practices (0 to 4) each patient received.

Results: Recommended pneumonia prevention practices included lung protective ventilation management, early extubation, progressive ambulation, and avoidance of postoperative bronchodilator therapy. Pneumonia occurred in 2.4% of patients. Lung protective ventilation (adjusted odds ratio [ORadj], 0.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.22-0.92), ambulation (ORadj, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.04-0.17), and postoperative ventilation of less than 6 hours (ORadj, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.26-0.87) were significantly associated with lower odds of pneumonia. Postoperative bronchodilator therapy (ORadj, 4.83; 95% CI, 2.20-10.7) was significantly associated with higher odds. Risk-adjusted rates of pneumonia, operative mortality, and intensive care unit length of stay were lower in patients with higher bundle scores (all P-trend < .01).

Conclusions: These pneumonia prevention recommendations may serve as effective targets for avoiding postoperative healthcare-associated infections.

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Figure 1a–c:. Relationship between bundles of pneumonia prevention practices and postoperative pneumonia, mortality and intensive care unit length of stay.
Figure 1a: Postoperative Pneumonia Figure 1b: Operative Mortality Figure 1c: Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay (days)
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