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26th ECCMID9-12 April 2016
Compendium of strategies to prevent healthcare-associated infections
Anastasia Antoniadou MD, PhDAssociated Professor
Internal Medicine-Infectious DiseasesNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School
University General Hospital ATTIKONESCMID eLibrary
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Conflicts of interest
Advisory boardsGILEAD, PFIZER, MSD
Ηonorarium for lecturesGILEAD, ViiV, BMS, MSD, ASTELLAS
Funding during the last 5 yearsGILEADNIH/INSIGHT
Support for participation in congressesGILEAD, BMS, ASTELLAS, PFIZERESCMID eLibrary
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Q1What is your specialty and everyday clinical practice?
1. Intensivist2. Infectious Diseases specialist3. Clinical microbiologist4. Internist5. Nurse6. Infection control practicioner
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Guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia and their implementation. The Spanish “Zero-VAP” bundlePaquete de medidas para la prevención de la neumonía asociada a la ventilación mecánica y suaplicación en las UVI españolas. El Proyecto«Neumonía Zero» Medicina Intensiva 2013
2005
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History of guidelines for the prevention of VAP
1983 (Simmons et al AJIC)1997 (MMWR)2003 (MMWR)>2005 IHI’s initiative for saving 5 million lives from
unreliable care, endorsing a VAP prevention bundle2008 (SHEA, IDSA, AHA, APIC)2014 (SHEA,IDSA, AHA, APIC)
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New lung infection developing ≥48 hours after intubation and mechanical
ventilation
The Key event is intubation=
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VAP : epidemiology o VAP accounts for 300,000 cases of ICU-acquired infections each year in USAo22-47% of ICU infectionsoMultiplies the risk of death by 2-10 timesoCrude mortality 24-76% (attributed 10-13%)o Incidence 0.5-10.7/1000 ventilator-dayso 5-15% of ventilated patientsoIncreases LOS by 4-13 d (attributable 6)o The most costly hospital acquired infection (10-40,000 USD)
AJRCCM, 15 Feb 2005
Semin Resp Crit Care Med 2011
Melsen Lancet Infect Dis 2013
Waters Curr Opin Infect Dis 2015
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Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (“intubation-associated” pneumonia) must be regarded as a critical mission
There is a need for multidimensional strategies combining effective surveillance, staff education, implementation of standard precautions measures and VAP prevention bundles
VAP preventive measures studied are numerous and some of them remain controversial
New surveillance definitions have been endorsed by the CDC in 2013
Updated guidelines for VAP prevention have been published in 2014ESCMID eLibrary
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“Traditional” definition (CDC)
VAP is usually defined by clinical, radiographic and microbiological criteria
New or persisiting lung infiltrative plus at least 2 of:Fever, leukocytosis or leucopenia and purulent secretions
For the microbiological diagnosis significant amount of bacteria in a quantitative or semiquantitative culture of tracheal secretions, BAL or PSBESCMID eLibrary
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“Traditional” definition (ECDC)
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“Traditional” definition (ECDC)
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Do you believe that VAP rates should be used as quality indicators for your patient’s quality of care and safety?
1. Yes2. No3. Probably4. I have no clue
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CID 2008
o No “gold standard” diagnosis
o No standardized severity scale
o Complex and often inaccurate surveillance methodESCMID eLibrary
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The weakness of traditional VAP surveillance, limit their utility for measuring the impact of care improvement programs and for benchmarking quality of care between different healthcare facilities
In 2011-2012, CDC developed a new approach of surveillance for mechanically ventilated patients in an attempt to overcome some of the limitations of traditional VAP surveillance
New surveillance definitions on board……
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Infection and pneumonia is not the only complication related to intubation and mechanical ventilation
Improvement in quality of care necessitates surveillance of these complications (ARDS, pulmonary edema, atelectasis or pneumothorax)
Surveillance needs objective tools, measurable in a potentially easy, effective and reproducible way
New surveillance definitions on board……
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New surveillance definitions on board……
Objective definitions predicated on sustained increases in ventilator settings after a period of stability, detect a range of clinically significant events, including VAP, pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and atelectasis.
They consistently predict poor patient outcomes, including prolonged MV, increased length of stay and increased mortality
They are based on objective, quantitative, reproducible, comparable criteria and can be recorded in automated ways (electronic records)
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New surveillance definitions on board……
3 DEFINITION TIERS
VACs
IVACs
Possible VAP and Probable VAP
Probable VAP is the closest proxy for “traditional”VAP
Abnormal temperature, or WBC plus new antibiotics
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Most VACs are due to pneumonia, pulmonary edema, atelectasis and ARDS. Strategies affecting the duration of MV, may be effective in lowering VACs
New surveillance definitions on board……
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New surveillance definitions on board……
Infection related VACESCMID eLibrary
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New surveillance definitions on board……Possible VAP is defined as Gram stain evidence of purulent pulmonary secretions or a pathogenic pulmonary culture in a patient with IVAC
Probable VAP is defined as Gram stain evidence of purulence plus quantitative or semiquantitative growth of a pathogenic organism beyond specified thresholds. Probable VAP can also be triggered by positive tests for respiratory viruses, Legionellaspecies, pleural fluid cultures, and suggestive histopathology with or without an abnormal Gram stain resultESCMID eLibrary
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VAE (VACs) were designed only for adult patientsVACs are currently the recommended by the CDC metric for
ventilated patientsVAC and IVAC are appropriate for public reportingPossible and probable VAP definitions are developed to be used
by healthcare facilities for internal quality improvementThe existing literature and guidelines for VAP prevention is the
best available tool to improve outcome for ventilated patientsExisting recommendations for VAP prevention have little data
regarding their impact on VAC and IVAC. May not be sufficient to reduce VAE rates
New surveillance definitions on board……
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Crit Care Med 2015
Multicentre database in France. 3028 patients with >5 days of MV77% at least 1 VAC29% at least 1 IVACGood correlation with pneumonia and antibiotic useESCMID eLibrary
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Is VAP by the familiar traditional definition a totally preventable event/complication?
1. YES2. NO3. It should be4. It is not possible to be
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Because of its importance and impact on morbidity in ICU patients, VAP prevention was included in the IHI campaign to save 100,000 (and 5 million) lives.Preventing measures in studies were able to reduce VAP rates. In USA there is a striking decline of VAP (4.9 to 1.4 events /1000 vent. days)Zero VAP for the moment is an “artifact” of the old surveillance definition (which has low sensitivity)
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Indicates modifiable factors at which prevention
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microorganisms
sources
Lung
oropharynx
Sinuses
Trachea
Gastric fluid
Tube (biofilm)
air
Water
Equipment
Inanimate environment
inhalationHematogenous
seeding Trraslocation
microaspiration
Underlying condition
Αntibiotics
Interventions
immunoparalysis
Health care personnel
Macroaspiration
Secretions
Indicates modifiable factors at which prevention
measures are targeted
colonization
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Colinization of the respiratory tract and the stomach is established rapidly after intubation
36 h...........mouth, pharynx
36-60 h......stomach
60-84 h......lower respiratory tract
60-96 h......the tube
Seeding of the lung by microaspirationESCMID eLibrary
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o3%/day the first 5 days post intubation
o2%/day 6-10 days post intubation
o1%/day 11-15 days post intubation
oDeclining incidence thereafter
AJRCCM, 15 Feb 2005
Defining event for the risk of VAP is intubation (X6-20 times)The risk is highest during the first week after intubation,
declining after day 10
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ADULT PATIENTS
GENERAL MEASURES
(SURVEILLANCE, INFECTION CONTROL)
BASIC PRACTICES
SPECIAL APPROACHES
GENERALLY NOT RECOMMENDED
NO RECOMMEN
DATION
OBJECTIVE OUTCOMES: oMV DURATIONoLOSoMORTALITYoCOST
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BASIC PRACTICES
Good evidence that the intervention decreases the average duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay, mortality, and/or costs; benefits likely outweigh risks
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BASIC PRACTICES
1. Avoid intubation if possible by using NIPP [Quality of evidence(QE):high]Contraindications:impaired consiousness,ALI, ARDS, severe hypoxemia, severe acidemia, not rapid response to NIPP
2. Minimize sedation by managing patients without
sedation whenever possible, Interrupting sedation daily, Assessing readiness to extubate daily, Performing spontaneous breathing trials with sedatives turned off (QE=moderate to high)
3. Maintain and improve physical conditioning (provide early exercise and mobilization) (QE=moderate)(Balas et al Crit
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BASIC PRACTICES
4. Minimize pooling of secretions above the endotracheal tube cuff
A. Utilize endotracheal tubes with subglotticsecretion drainage ports for patients expected to require greater than 48 or 72 hours of mechanical ventilation (QE=moderate)
A metaanalysis of 13 randomized trials showed 55% reduction in VAP. Less MV days, less LOS, antibiotic use and cost (Muscedere et al, Crit Care Med 2011)ESCMID eLibrary
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BASIC PRACTICES
4. Minimize pooling of secretions above the endotracheal tube cuff
B. Elevate the head of the bed to 30–45 degrees (QE=low)
Significant impact on VAP incidence, but Insufficient data at present to determine the impact of head-of-bed elevation on MV duration and mortality. Recommended because of simplicity, ubiquity, minimal risk, no cost and potential benefit (Alexiou et al , J Crit Care 2009: Metaanalysis of 3 trials with 337 patients)ESCMID eLibrary
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BASIC PRACTICES
5. Maintain ventilator circuits
Change the ventilator circuit only if visibly soiled or malfunctioning (QE= high) No impact on VAP, but decreases cost
Follow CDC/Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee guidelines for sterilization anddisinfection of respiratory care equipment (QE=moderate)ESCMID eLibrary
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SPECIAL APPROACHES
A. Interventions that decrease duration of mechanical ventilation,length of stay, and/or mortality but for which insufficient data on possible harm
Selective decontamination of the oropharynx with topical antibiotics, or of the oropharync and digestive tract using a combination of topic, oral and parenteral antibiotics (decrease in mortality rates by 2.9-3.5% in Netherlands) QE=highESCMID eLibrary
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Hospitals with high baseline rates of antibiotic resistance are advised to await the results of long-term studies of digestive decontamination in high-resistance environments before routinely adopting this strategy
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SPECIAL APPROACHES
B. Interventions that may lower VAP rates but for which there are insufficient data at present to determine their impact on duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay, and mortality
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INTERVENTIONS QUALITY OF EVIDENCE
Regular oral care with chlorhexidine (16 RCTs, 9 metaanalysis, reduces 10-30% pneumonia in cardiac surgery patients)
Moderate
Prophylactic probiotics (4 metaanalysis, reduces VAP. Not in immunocompromised and GI diseases)
Moderate
Ultrathin polyurethane tube cuffs Low
Automated control of endotracheal tube cuff pressure Low
Saline instillation before tracheal suctioning Low
Mechanical tooth brushing LowESCMID eLibrary
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APPROACHES GENERALLY NOT RECOMMENDED
GENERALLY DEFINITELY
1. SILVER-COATED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBES(Kollef
JAMA 2008)2. KINETIC BEDS3. PRONE POSITIONING
1. STRESS ULCER PROPHYLAXIS2. EARLY TRACHEOTOMY3. MONITORING RESIDUAL
GASTRIC VOLUMES4. EARLY PARENTERAL
NUTRITIONESCMID eLibrary
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Approach neither recommended nor discouraged because it has no impact on VAP rates or patient outcomes and unclear impact on costs is the use of closed endotracheal tube suctioning systems (QE=moderate)
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General measures
Surveillance of VAP (VAC)Infection control measures (Hand hygiene, standard precautions, disinfection of equipment)Adequate staffing levelsOrotracheal intubation and endotracheal tube cuff pressure maintained at greater than 20 cm H2O to prevent leakageESCMID eLibrary
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Performance measures and implementation strategies
Surveillance and internal reportingMeasure compliance through process measure definitions and measurement strategies that may varyEducateEngage a multidisciplinary teamProvide feedback to staffESCMID eLibrary
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VAP bundles as implementation strategy
Bundles are recommended=a combination of critical process measures to enhance care. Processes may be synergisticThere is no consensus on which care processes to include in a VAP prevention bundleESCMID eLibrary
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Examples of VAP bundles: the SARI and Scottish proposed bundle1. Sedation reviewed and, if appropriate, stopped each
day.2. Patient assessed for weaning and extubation each day.3. Avoid supine position. Aim to have the head of bed
elevated to at least 30°.4. Use chlorhexidine as part of daily oral care (0.12-2.0%
applied 6-hourly).5. Use subglottic secretion drainage in patients likely to
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1. Daily sedation vacation2. Silver coated endotracheal tubes3. Oral chlorhexidine care4. Elevation of the head of the bed5. Endotracheal tubes with subglottic secretions
drainage6. Selective decontamination of the digestive
tract
If you are asked to choose one of the following as the most crucial to include in your VAP bundle which would you choose?
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An interdisciplinary group of clinical experts participated in a Delphi process, which wasguided by a technical expert panelAccording to guidelines a group of 65 possible interventions was recognized, narrowed to 19: 5 process and 14 structural measuresESCMID eLibrary
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Obtainingclinician input on what interventions to include
increases the likelihood that providers will adhere
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VAP bundles as implementation strategy
Evidence on the impact of bundles is limited. Prevention bundles have been associated with variable reductions in VAP rates(40-70%). A smaller subset has been associated with improvements in objective outcomes.To date, however, prevention bundles have been tested only in observational before-after and time-series analyses rather than in randomized controlled trials.
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A 7 elements bundle with high compliance(>90%) effectively and remarkably reduced VAP rates (from 8.6 to 2 /1000 vent. days), without affecting length of stay or mortality
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1. Head-of-bed (HOB) elevation 30-452. Daily “sedation vacation” and daily assessment of readiness for extubation3. Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) prophylaxis4. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis5. Oral care with chlorhexidine solution6. Adequate endotracheal tube cuff pressure (20-30 mmHg)7. Endotracheal tube with and in-line suction system andsubglottic suctioning.
A 7 element VAP bundle
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Intubation and mechanical ventilation put the patients in high risk of complications, one of which is ventilator associated pneumonia, with high morbidity, considerable mortality and cost
Current VAP definitions are subjective, not specific and limit the value of VAP surveillance as a benchmark of improving patient care
New definitions have been proposed after 2012 by the CDC, recording Ventilation associated Events or Conditions, based on alteration of patient’s oxygenation and ventilator’s indications ESCMID eLibrary
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VAP possible and probable are a subgroup of Infectious VACs
They should be recorded only for internal quality assessment
VAP prevention guidelines, recently updated in USA, are referred to VAP defined by the old, traditional definitions, aiming at reducing not only VAP incidence, but mainly objective outcome measures: duration of MV, length of hospital stay, mortality and costESCMID eLibrary
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A measure is recommended for the prevention of VAP, if by high or moderate quality evidence can record a change in objective outcome measures
General, Basic and Special strategies are included in the guidelines, based on modifiable risk factors for VAP
Implementation strategies are also discussed. VAP bundles are yet to be proved if they will be the most effective implementation strategy, and no consensus exists about which and how many processes to include in a bundleESCMID eLibrary
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