1) The document discusses a critical care research program at Abbott Northwestern Hospital with the goals of conducting studies to improve patient outcomes, enhance quality of care, and reduce costs. 2) The program involves intensivists, hospitalists, and other clinical specialties conducting studies and presenting findings to improve practice. 3) Several ongoing studies are summarized that examine issues like postoperative monitoring, pulmonary ultrasound scoring, infection risks, and outcomes after procedures.

1. Critical Care Research:
Connection to Practice
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Innovation Summit
November 5, 2016
Roman Melamed, MD, FCCP

2. PE PATIENT CARE COORDINATION
Referring hospital
Telemetry
ICU
ED
Hospitalist
Crit ical Care
IR
Cardiology
Hematology
Thoracic surgery
Courtesy of Dr. Bjorn Engstrom

6. Critical Care Research Program Goals
• Conduct research studies pertinent to the practice of critical care and hospitalist
medicine at ANW that will improve patient outcomes, enhance quality of care
and care coordination, and reduce costs
• Generate peer-reviewed publications and presentations at regional, national, and
international meetings, as well as best practice guidelines and protocols
• Contribute to the attraction and retention of world-class providers by offering an
environment that promotes and supports investigator-initiated research
• Convene investigators regularly to review and prioritize new study proposals,
examine progress of ongoing studies, and provide support and advice to
investigators

7. Critical Care Research Program
Participants
• Intensivists
• Hospitalists
• Med Education
• ED, Cardiology,
Pulmonary, IR,
Pain Service, CV
Surgery
• Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Units
• Med/Surg ICU
• Neuro ICU
• CV ICU
• Hospital units
Partners
• Division of
Applied Research
• ANW Foundation
• ICU QI specialists
and CNS
• MHI Research

10. High Risk = enhanced monitoring and treatment
team notification + continuous capnography/oxymetry
device
Moderate Risk = enhanced monitoring and
treatment team notification
Standard Risk = standard ortho unit
monitoring protocol
ANW Postoperative Patient Monitoring Algorithm Proposal

11. Portable CXR: low
sensitivity and specificity,
frequently non-diagnostic
Chest CT: need to
transport to radiology,
radiation exposure, cost
US Consolidation
US Effusion
US Consolidation
US Interstitial Pattern

13. Pulmonary US Scoring System

14. Variable N Age % Male Ventilator Days
P/F Ratio at
Intubation
ICU
LOS
Hospital
LOS
% Inhospital
Mortality
All Patients 250 65 (23-93) 48 4.1 (0.1-34.4) 222.5 (63-584) 7.8 (1.0-40.8) 13 (2-58) 24
Diagnosis
Pneumonia 76 66 (28-93) 45 5.0 (0.5-15.8) 184 (88-494) 9.9 (1.7-38.6) 14 (3-41) 18
Aspiration 34 72 (49-91) 47 4.3 (0.1-34.4) 232 (86-483) 8.0 (1.3-30.8) 15 (2-39) 24
Sepsis 29 67 (30-87) 59 3.7 (0.5-13.2) 233 (158-530) 8.3 (1.4-25.4) 15 (2-58) 21
CHF 27 71 (50-89) 44 2.3 (0.8-15.0) 218 (68-417) 5.8 (1.7-21.8) 10 (2-25) 30
Cardiac Arrest 22 67 (31-79) 45 4.6 (0.3-13.8) 254 (64-584) 7.0 (1.5-20.5) 12 (2-48) 45
ARDS 18 61 (30-78) 39 7.2 (0.6-13.5) 161 (63-336) 11.3 (3.1-36.9) 15 (7-37) 33
COPD/Asthma 17 64 (55-87) 59 2.3 (1.3-11.6) 234 (120-348) 4.3 (1.9-12.1) 9 (2-12) 24
Other* 27 65 (23-88) 52 3.9 (0.9-10.8) 248 (75-474) 7.6 (1.0-40.8) 15 (2-51) 19
Pulmonary Ultrasound Scoring System for Intubated Critically Ill Patients
and its Association to Clinical Metrics and Mortality*
*Manuscript submitted
PI Dr. D. Tierney

15. Pulmonary Ultrasound Scoring System for Intubated Critically Ill
Patients and its Association with Clinical Metrics and Mortality*
*Manuscript submitted
PI Dr. D. Tierney

17. Annual Cardiovascular-Thoracic Critical Care Conference,
Washington DC, September 2016

18. • Mandatory intensivist
integration was associated
with
 Reduced Post-op ventilator
time
 Shorter length of stay
 Lower rates of re-
operations for bleeding
 Lower rates of
encephalopathy
 Decrease in total cost
Impact of Mandatory Intensivist Consult after Cardiac Surgery
Table 2. Post-Operative Outcomes by Staffing Model
Variables
Elective Intensivist
(n=672)
Mandatory
Intensivist
(n=773)
p-valuea
Post-Operation
Ventilation Time,
hours
5.6 (3.6-11.3) 3.8 (2.2-6.9) <0.001
Length of Stay, days
ICU 1.2 (1-2) 1.1 (0.9-2) <0.001
Post-Operation 6.1 (5-8) 5.7 (5-7) <0.001
Hospital Stay 7 (5-10) 6 (5-9) <0.001
Costsb, USD
Variable
21644 (18050-
28140)
20309 (17210-
25652)
<0.001
Fixed 10048 (8173-13923) 9277 (7602-12550) <0.001
Total
31399 (26474-
41714)
29517 (24903-
38429)
<0.001
Complications (30
days post-operation)
53% (356) 48% (371) 0.07
Stroke
(Permanent)
4% (24) 2% (16) 0.12
Renal Failure 1.8% (12) 1.4% (11) 0.68
Sepsis 1.2% (8) 0.3% (2) 0.05
Re-op Bleeding 5% (33) 2% (15) 0.002
Encephalopathy 4% (27) 1% (6) <0.001
Readmission to ICU 4% (27) 4% (30) 0.89

19. Infection, Use of Antibiotics and Outcomes in Patients Receiving
Therapeutic Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest*
*Manuscript preparation
PI Dr. J. Huelster
Variable
All Patients
(n = 248)
Intra-TH Antibiotics
(n = 184)
Post-TH Antibiotics
(n = 64)
p value
Any infection, % (n) 74% (184) 72% (132) 81% (52) 0.13
Infection Type*, % (n)
Pneumonia 59% (146) 57% (104) 66% (42) 0.20
Sepsis/bloodstream 28% (69) 30% (55) 22% (14) 0.22
Urinary tract 8% (20) 6% (11) 14% (9) 0.04
Cellulitis 2% (4) 1% (2) 3% (2) 0.28**
None 26% (64) 28% (52) 19% (12) 0.13
ICU LOS, days 6.9 (2.6 - 54.6) 6.3 (2.6 - 54.6) 7.3 (2.8 - 27.9) 0.14***
Hospital LOS, days 10 (3 - 71) 10 (3 - 55)
12 (3 - 71)
<0.001***
Mechanical ventilation, hrs 120 (34 - 1301) 120 (34 - 1301) 119 (39 - 639) 0.90***
CPC at discharge, % (n)
CPC 1 32% (80) 27% (50) 47% (30)
CPC 2 26% (64) 26% (47) 27% (17)
CPC 3 6% (15) 6% (11) 6% (4)
CPC 4 2% (6) 2% (4) 3% (2)
CPC 5 33% (83) 39% (72) 17% (11)
Inhospital mortality, % (n) 33% (83) 39% (72) 17% (11) 0.001

20. STUDY INVESTIGATORS CLINICAL IMPACT
Systemic and catheter-directed
thrombolysis for pulmonary
embolism
ANW Intensivist Service, DAR, Hospitalists TPA for PE order set; Severe PE
Management Algorithm; PE Response Team
Respiratory failure in orthopedic
surgery patients
ANW Intensivist Service, DAR, IM Residency,
Pharmacy, Pain Service
Recommendations on triage and
management of postoperative orthopedic
surgery patients
Pulmonary ultrasound scoring system
for intubated ICU patients
IM Residency, DAR, Hospitalists Introduction of a new pulmonary ultrasound
imaging technique in ANW ICU
Antibiotic use and infection in
therapeutic hypothermia
ANW Intensivist Service, DAR,
MHI/Cardiology
Inform best practices of antibiotic use in
post-cardiac arrest patients
Neuroprognostication in therapeutic
hypothermia
MN Epilepsy/Neurology, ANW Intensivist
Service, DAR, Noran Clinic
Provide clinicians with data that enhance
prediction of neurologic prognosis in post-
cardiac arrest patients
Impact of mandatory intensivist
consultation after cardiac surgery
ANW Intensivist Service, DAR,
MHI/Cardiology
Identify opportunities to improve outcomes
in post-cardiac surgery patients
Hemodynamics in Therapeutic
Hypothermia
MHI/Cardiology, ANW Intensivist Service,
DAR, Hospitalists
Understand the performance of different
methods of cardiac output measurement in
hypothermia patients
Complications and outcomes in ICU
patients with neurologic diagnosis
ANW Intensivist Service, DAR, ANW Neuro-
IR
Analyze ANW-specific neuro ICU patient
population and identify opportunities to
improve outcomes
Validation of clinical deterioration
tool
ANW Intensivist Service, DAR Prediction of clinical deterioration in a
hospitalized patient
ICU Patient Registries ANW Intensivist Service, DAR, Health
Catalyst
Organize and use clinical data to improve
ICU outcomes

21. Available on ANW Intensivist Website

22. Clinical Dilemma
Research Protocol
• Practice recommendations
• Order sets
• New clinical programs
Abstract/poster at regional,
national and international
conferences
• Improved outcomes
• Improved care coordination
• Reduced costs
• Peer-reviewed publication
• Patient registry
• Funding sources
Clinical
Impact
Build
Research Capacity

23. Critical
Care
Research
ANW QI
Protocol
Implementation
Teams
ICU Patient
Datamart
Regional and
National
Research
Programs
Comprehensive
Critical Care
Education
Program