Pro/Con Debate: ICU Outcomes or ICU Metrics: Is It Gaming the System?

Sunday, January 21, 2024

11:45 AM – 12:45 PM MT

Location: North-121

CE: 1.0

Concurrent Session Moderator(s)

Michael Lanspa, MD, MS, FCCM (he/him/his)

Director, Critical Care Echocardiography Service
Intermountain Healthcare
Salt Lake City, UT

Today, clinicians try to meet ICU metrics such as reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections. By not inserting central lines or urinary catheters, ICU administrators can meet the metrics, but are they necessary to improve patients' outcomes? This session will debate the pros and cons of meeting ICU metrics.

Learning Objectives:

Define ICU metrics
Define ICU outcomes
Argue that meeting ICU metrics may improve overall ICU outcomes
Argue that meeting ICU metrics may not improve overall ICU outcomes

Presentations:

Pro: ICU Outcomes or ICU Metrics: Is It Gaming the System?
Con: ICU Metrics or ICU Outcomes: Is It Gaming the System?