It is important for pediatric providers to be involved in quality improvement (QI) activities to improve children’s health outcomes.• The Model for Improvement asks several key questions related to a process, then uses Plan-Do-Study-Act(PDSA) cycles to implement, test, and spread changes.• Lean and Six Sigma methodologies can improve quality by increasing workflow efficiency and decreasing variation.• Root cause analysis (RCA) is a retrospective quality tool that helps determine factors contributing to errors and adverse events, so that improvements can be implemented.• Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) isa prospective quality tool that anticipates system vulnerabilities and helps develop risk reduction strategies.• Evidence-based interventions, such as best-practice guidelines, promote standardization and reduce errors and adverse events, especially in high-risk health-care settings.• Team training can improve communication and situational awareness to create a safer health-care environment.
Communication during SBT as well as the perception of communication during actual deliveries improved across the study period. The potential of a checklist to standardize delivery room communication and improve patient outcomes merits further investigation.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) cost an estimated $27,288 per case. An analysis of the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program data at the University of Rochester Medical Center suggested that rates of SSIs could be lowered in comparison with both peers and baseline. The aim of this study was to reduce the number of SSIs to zero through the implementation of a "bundle" or a combination of practices. Meetings were held with the multidisciplinary care team that includes surgeons and staff from pediatric pharmacy, pediatric infectious diseases, anesthesia, and nursing to create a care bundle for all pediatric orthopaedic surgery patients. Bundle elements included use of chlorhexidine gluconate wipes the night before surgery and the day of surgery, use of preoperative nutrition screens, development and use of a prophylactic antibiotic dosing chart, use of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening, maintenance of normal patient temperature, and use of nasal swabs in the operating room. The SSI rate dropped from a baseline figure of 4% in 2013 (n = 154) and 3.2% in 2014 (n = 189) to 0.0% (n = 198) in 2015 after the bundles were implemented. Both compliance with the bundle and SSI rates must be monitored monthly. Staff and providers should be offered monthly feedback on SSI rates and care bundle compliance. If an SSI does occur, a root-cause analysis is performed with the multidisciplinary care team using a standardized review form.
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