Audits in real time for safety in critical care: definition and pilot study
| Autor: | G, Sirgo Rodríguez, M, Olona Cabases, M C, Martin Delgado, F, Esteban Reboll, A, Pobo Peris, M, Bodí Saera, J, Vallés |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Critical Care
Delphi Technique Delphi method Pilot Projects Scientific literature Audit Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine Critical Care Nursing Patient Positioning Catheterization Patient safety Enteral Nutrition Computer Systems Critical care nursing Health care Medicine Humans Pain Management Medical prescription Diagnosis-Related Groups Monitoring Physiologic Medical Audit business.industry medicine.disease Checklist Clinical Alarms Feasibility Studies Medical emergency Patient Care Patient Safety business |
| Zdroj: | Medicina intensiva. 38(8) |
| ISSN: | 1578-6749 |
| Popis: | Adverse events significantly impact upon mortality rates and healthcare costs.To design a checklist of safety measures based on relevant scientific literature, apply random checklist measures to critically ill patients in real time (safety audits), and determine its utility and feasibility.A list of safety measures based on scientific literature was drawn up by investigators. Subsequently, a group of selected experts evaluated these measures using the Delphi methodology. Audits were carried out on 14 days over a period of one month. Each day, 50% of the measures were randomly selected and measured in 50% of the randomized patients. Utility was assessed by measuring the changes in clinical performance after audits, using the variable improvement proportion related to audits. Feasibility was determined by the successful completion of auditing on each of the days on which audits were attempted.The final verified checklist comprised 37 measures distributed into 10 blocks. The improvement proportion related to audits was reported in 83.78% of the measures. This proportion was over 25% in the following measures: assessment of the alveolar pressure limit, checking of mechanical ventilation alarms, checking of monitor alarms, correct prescription of the daily treatment orders, daily evaluation of the need for catheters, enteral nutrition monitoring, assessment of semi-recumbent position, and checking that patient clinical information is properly organized in the clinical history. Feasibility: rounds were completed on the 14 proposed days.Audits in real time are a useful and feasible tool for modifying clinical actions and minimizing errors. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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