Hypoxaemia and risk of death among children: rethinking oxygen saturation, risk-stratification, and the role of pulse oximetry in primary care
Pulse oximeters are essential for assessing blood oxygen levels in emergency departments,
operating theatres, and hospital wards. However, although the role of pulse oximeters in …
operating theatres, and hospital wards. However, although the role of pulse oximeters in …
Long-Term Sustainability of Peri-Operative Infection Control Practices: Implementation of “Clean Cut,” a Checklist-Based Quality Improvement Program in India
R Ambulkar, AR Kunte, A Sarangi, S Nair… - Surgical …, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a substantial healthcare burden in low-and
middle-income countries.“Clean Cut” is a checklist-based infection prevention and control …
middle-income countries.“Clean Cut” is a checklist-based infection prevention and control …
Practical quality improvement changes for a low-resourced pediatric unit
PH Yager, KM Callans, A Samost-Williams… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background This work describes a sustainable and replicable initiative to optimize multi-
disciplinary care and uptake of clinical best practices for patients in a pediatric intensive care …
disciplinary care and uptake of clinical best practices for patients in a pediatric intensive care …
Sustainable improvement in upstream and downstream outcomes for intubated patients three years after an airway-based educational intervention in a low-resource …
PH Yager, A Samost-Williams, JA Bonilla… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To determine whether implementation of an education-based intervention can
sustainably improve upstream and downstream outcomes in intubated patients in a pediatric …
sustainably improve upstream and downstream outcomes in intubated patients in a pediatric …
Implementation and Utilization of Checklists in Surgical Patient Safety
Checklists are tools that help keep track of information and facilitate teamwork in complex
scenarios which test human memory and attention. After decades of use in other industries …
scenarios which test human memory and attention. After decades of use in other industries …
Preventing Never Events: Checklists, Timeouts, Debriefings, and Skin Marking
Many initiatives to improve surgical safety arose on the heels of the publication of the
groundbreaking report “To Err is Human” by the Institute of Medicine. From this came the …
groundbreaking report “To Err is Human” by the Institute of Medicine. From this came the …
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There were two seminal events in the late 1990s that laid the groundwork for subsequent
quality and safety efforts in healthcare in the United States. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine …
quality and safety efforts in healthcare in the United States. In 1999, the Institute of Medicine …