Table 3 Monthly percent changes* (MPCs) with associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the comparison of the rates of ventilator- and oxygen-free days between periods of bundle implementation
From: Reducing NICU ventilator days by preventing fluid overload with the CAN-U-P-LOTS standardized bundle
Pre-bundle (Jan 2023–July 2023) | Post-bundle (September 2023–April 2024) | Difference between eras | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Days/Total | MPC (95% CI) | Days/Total | MPC (95% CI) | p-value | |
Ventilator-free | \(\frac{{{\mathrm{3732}}}}{{{\mathrm{6619}}}}\,(56 \%)\) | −3.3 (−5.0, −1.6) p = 0.0002 | \(\frac{{{\mathrm{5592}}}}{{{\mathrm{8335}}}}\,(67 \% )\) | 4.0 (2.7, 5.3) p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 |
Oxygen-free | \(\frac{{{\mathrm{1807}}}}{{{\mathrm{6619}}}}\,(27 \%)\) | 0.0 (−0.04, 4.5) p = 0.9990 | \(\frac{{{\mathrm{2603}}}}{{{\mathrm{8335}}}}\,(31 \% )\) | 7.1 (3.5, 10.7) p < 0.0001 | p = 0.0150 |
