Nurse-Driven Quality Improvement Interventions to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infection in the NICU

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 154-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirtley Ceballos ◽  
Kari Waterman ◽  
Teresa Hulett ◽  
Mary Beth Flynn Makic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infection ◽  
Improvement Interventions ◽  
Quality Improvement Interventions ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Reducing Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries Among Pediatric Patients Receiving ECMO: A Retrospective Study Examining Quality Improvement Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 14-24
Author(s):  
Jordan Jackson ◽  
Holly Kirkland-Kyhn ◽  
Laura Kenny ◽  
Alana Beres ◽  
Stephanie Mateev
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
Occipital Region ◽  
Provider Education ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Prevention Interventions ◽  
Improvement Interventions ◽  
Quality Improvement Interventions ◽  
Hospital Acquired

BACKGROUND: Pediatric patients immobilized for certain procedures, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), are at high risk for developing hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs). PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate of HAPI occurrence in ECMO patients before and after implementation of prevention interventions. METHODS: Patients younger than 18 years of age who were placed on ECMO from January 2012 through March 2020 were identified, and patient data, including the development of a stage 3, 4, or unstageable pressure injuries, were abstracted. From August 2018 through December 2018, HAPI prevention interventions were implemented, which included targeted HAPI prevention and ECMO provider education, fluidized positioner provider education, and the addition of 2 wound care interventions for ECMO patients. RESULTS: Of the 120 ECMO patients identified, 5 (4.2%) developed a HAPI. All patients developed HAPI in the occipital region, and 1 patient developed an additional HAPI on their back. The median age of patients with HAPI was 1 month (interquartile range [IQR], 0.3–6.8 months). The median duration from ECMO cannulation to identification of HAPI was 9.5 days (IQR, 4.8–32.3 days). The median total run time was 4.9 days (IQR, 2.5-7.6 days): 8.5 days for patients who did develop a HAPI and 4.8 days for those who did not develop a HAPI (P = .02). The overall HAPI rate dropped from 4.8% of ECMO patients before quality improvement interventions to 0% of ECMO patients after quality improvement interventions. CONCLUSIONS: The development of stage 3, 4, or unstageable HAPIs in pediatric ECMO patients was low (4.2%) over the period studied (January 2012 through March 2020). As of the time of this writing, no HAPIs occurred after implementation of provider education in 2018.

scholarly journals The Importance of Continued Quality Improvement Efforts in Monitoring Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates: A Cardiac Surgery Experience

2015 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 2061-2069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentin Mocanu ◽  
Karen J. Buth ◽  
Lynn B. Johnston ◽  
Ian Davis ◽  
Gregory M. Hirsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Hospital Acquired Infection ◽  
Hospital Acquired

scholarly journals Improving Diabetes Care in Rural Areas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Quality Improvement Interventions in OECD Countries

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e84464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ignacio Ricci-Cabello ◽  
Isabel Ruiz-Perez ◽  
Antonio Rojas-García ◽  
Guadalupe Pastor ◽  
Daniela C. Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Improvement Interventions ◽  
Quality Improvement Interventions
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