Tag: quality improvement

1. In a retrospective study, higher nursing overtime hours and rate, and increased number of patients supported by mechanical ventilation ...

 1. Quality improvement (QI) initiatives that included bedside provider education, CPR leader education and feedback, and ventilation-focused CPR tools reduced hyperventilation ...

1. Using a stepwise, interdisciplinary approach, an algorithm was developed to improve the rates of safety alarms set on ventilators ...

 1. In this systematic review of studies on team-oriented simulation training for the care of the critically ill child, simulation improved ...

1. In this single center quality improvement study, 34.7% of previously missed vaccinations and lead exposure screenings were provided in ...

1. There was no association found between positive fluid balance at the time of discharge and readmission at 30 days ...

1. Time-limited trial interventions in patients with poor prognoses decreased length of stay in ICU, reduced minimally beneficial treatments, and ...

1. Improved mental health appointment show rates were seen after the launch of an electronic referral system to mental health ...

1. In this cluster-randomized clinical trial, quality improvement interventions led to slightly greater adherence of evidence-based, performance measures compared to ...

1. A standard of practice and educational intervention aimed to reduce intravenous opioids in favor of subcutaneous route resulted in ...