Improvement in Quality Metrics Outcomes and Patient and Family Satisfaction in a Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit after Creation of a Dedicated Neurocritical Care Team

Table 2

Quality metric data.

	Before neurointensivist		After neurointensivist		value
Total patient (days)	4426		4496
Acuity (, SD)	5.41	2.38	7.21	3.76	0.13
Mortality O : E (, SD)	1.49	0.48	0.9	0.51	0.019
LOS (days, SD)	13.11	4.7	12.66	4.17	0.77
Foley (days, SD)	3097	17.63	2323	20.01	<0.0001
CAUTI (, %)	16	0.52	8	0.34	0.41
Central line (days, SD)	1598	25.79	1557	27.12	<0.0001
CLABSI (, %)	2	0.13	0	0	0.51
Ventilator (days, SD)	1429	22.02	1422	22.71	<0.0001
VAP (, %)	2	0.14	1	0.07	0.57

: number; SD: standard deviation; O : E: observed : expected ratio; LOS: length of stay; CAUTI: catheter-associated urinary tract infection; CLABSI: central line associated bloodstream infection; VAP: ventilator associated pneumonia.