[Certification by the German Society for Neurorehabiliation, DGNR : Performance and Quality of the "Centers for Weaning from A ventilator in Early Neurological and Neurosurgical Rehabilitation"]

Overview

Journal Nervenarzt

Specialty Neurology

Date 2023 Sep 5

PMID 37668662

Authors

Thomas Platz

Tobias Schmidt-Wilcke

Martin Gross

Christian Friederich

Marcus Pohl

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Abstract

Background: Certification of centers for weaning from a ventilator in neurological neurosurgical early rehabilitation (NNER) by the German Society for Neurorehabilitation (DGNR) is possible since 1 October 2021.

Objective: The results of certification of facilities in the first year after starting the procedure are presented.

Material And Methods: As part of the certification process 28 criteria are assessed including a set of mandatory characteristics of the facility. The criteria are divided into structural criteria (i = 7), diagnostic criteria (i = 6), personnel criteria (i = 3), internal organization criteria (i = 7), and quality management criteria (i = 5).

Results: A total of 13 centers were certified in the first year, with a combined total of 283 beds for weaning from a ventilator in the NNER and served 2278 persons to be weaned from a ventilator in the year before certification, with a median of 134 per facility (range 44-414). Only rarely was weaning unsuccessful, requiring conversion to home mechanical ventilation before discharge (invasive home mechanical ventilation median per facility 10 persons, range 2-25; non-invasive home mechanical ventilation median 0 persons, range 0-57). A high level of process and structural quality was documented for the certified centers: across all areas of assessment, the individual certification criteria were met in the vast majority of cases (median degree of complete fulfilment 86%) or met with improvement potentials documented by the auditors (median 11%).

Conclusion: Successful weaning in NNER and a high level of process and structural quality can be demonstrated by the certification results of centers that follow this integrative approach to weaning from a ventilator in a NNER setting.

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