Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials: a methodological overview

F Li, R Wang - World neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Stepped wedge cluster randomized trials enable rigorous evaluations of health
intervention programs in pragmatic settings. In the present study, we aimed to update …

The past, present and future of ACS NSQIP-Pediatric: Evolution from a quality registry to a comparative quality performance platform

JM Saito, DC Barnhart, C Grant, BK Brighton… - Seminars in pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quality and process improvement (QI/PI) in children's surgical care require reliable data
across the care continuum. Since 2012, the American College of Surgeons'(ACS) National …

Virtual facilitation best practices and research priorities: a scoping review

A Agulnik, D Boykin, DM O'Malley, J Price… - Implementation Science …, 2024 - Springer
Background Facilitation is an implementation strategy that supports the uptake of evidence-
based practices. Recently, use of virtual facilitation (VF), or the application of facilitation …

Optimal designs using generalized estimating equations in cluster randomized crossover and stepped wedge trials

J Liu, F Li - Statistical Methods in Medical Research, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
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GQ5 POS= 12pt]?> Cluster randomized crossover and stepped wedge cluster randomized …

Sustainability in pediatric hospitals: An exploration at the intersection of quality improvement and implementation science

S Malone, J Newland, SR Kudchadkar… - Frontiers in Health …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Although new evidence-based practices are frequently implemented in clinical
settings, many are not sustained, limiting the intended impact. Within implementation …

Perspectives on research needs in healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship: what's on the horizon–Part I

J Marschall, RE Snyders, H Sax… - Antimicrobial …, 2023 - cambridge.org
In this overview, we articulate research needs and opportunities in the field of infection
prevention that have been identified from insights gained during operative infection …

Antibiotic Diversity Index: A novel metric to assess antibiotic variation among hospitalized children

JL Markham, M Hall, SS Shah, A Burns… - Journal of Hospital … - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite nationally endorsed treatment guidelines and stewardship programs,
variation and deviation from evidence‐based antibiotic prescribing occur, contributing to …

The kids pain collaborative: A collaborative implementation study of acute paediatric pain care in the emergency department

S Williams - 2023 - eprints.qut.edu.au
Pain is a central and distressing experience for children in the emergency department. And
too often, children wait in pain. Optimising pain care with frontline teams requires complex …

Identifying contextual and structural factors contributing to organizational sustainability in pediatric healthcare

S Malone - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Every year, millions of children seek health care for acute and emergent needs. However,
evidence-based care is not currently delivered to every child. Even when teams implement …

[PDF][PDF] Factors Contributing to the Misuse of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Preventing Pediatric Surgical Site Infections

HF Kasim, MAM Al-Jammas - researchgate.net
Surgical site infections (SSIs) can disturb the hea lthcare systems, patients, a nd their
families. In the pediatric population, adequate preventive measures, including appropriate …