Impact of a structured ICU training programme in resource-limited settings in Asia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact on ICU performance of a modular training program in three resource-limited general adult ICUs in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.

Method

A modular ICU training programme was evaluated using performance indicators from June 2009 to June 2012 using an interrupted time series design with an 8 to 15 month pre-intervention and 18 to 24 month post-intervention period. ICU physicians and nurses trained in Europe and the USA provided training for ICU doctors and nurses. The training program consisted of six modules on basic intensive care practices of 2-3 weeks each over 20 months. The performance indicators consisting of ICU mortality, time to ICU discharge, rate at which patients were discharged alive from the ICU, discontinuation of mechanical ventilat

SUBMITTER: Haniffa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5349661 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature