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View article: Utilisation of a post-Fontan management pathway reduces chest tube drainage and hospital readmission rates
Utilisation of a post-Fontan management pathway reduces chest tube drainage and hospital readmission rates Open
Background: Complications following the Fontan procedure include prolonged pleural drainage and readmission for effusions. To address these complications, a post-Fontan management pathway was implemented with primary goals of reducing ches…
View article: Sustained Performance of Cardiac Arrest Prevention in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Sustained Performance of Cardiac Arrest Prevention in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Units Open
Importance The Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) cardiac arrest prevention (CAP) quality improvement (QI) project facilitated a decreased in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) incidence rate across multiple hospitals. The sustai…
View article: Preventing Cardiac Arrest in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Through Multicenter Collaboration
Preventing Cardiac Arrest in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Through Multicenter Collaboration Open
Importance Preventing in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) likely represents an effective strategy to improve outcomes for critically ill patients, but feasibility of IHCA prevention remains unclear. Objective To determine whether a low-techn…
View article: Assessment of an Unplanned Extubation Bundle to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in Critically Ill Neonates, Infants, and Children
Assessment of an Unplanned Extubation Bundle to Reduce Unplanned Extubations in Critically Ill Neonates, Infants, and Children Open
This multicenter quality improvement initiative was associated with a reduction in UEs across different pediatric populations in diverse settings. A significant reduction in event rate and rate of harm (cardiovascular collapse) was observe…
View article: Interventions to Improve Patient Safety During Intubation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Interventions to Improve Patient Safety During Intubation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Open
OBJECTIVE: To improve patient safety in our NICU by decreasing the incidence of intubation-associated adverse events (AEs). METHODS: We sequentially implemented and tested 3 interventions: standardized checklist for intubation, premedicati…