Economic Analysis of a Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Initiative in Nicaragua

Table 1

Costs of the QI intervention and ICU inputs.

Cost items		Cost ($US)
QI intervention (for 1 year)	Development	922
	Coaching	4860
	Management	540
	Hospital staff time	360
	Total	6682
Antibiotics per day (VAP)		4.41/day
Antibiotics per day (non-VAP)		1.69/day
Cultures		4.88
Hospital bed (ventilated patient)/day		343