2019
Application of Parafilm As a Physical Barrier on CVC Connections Is Feasible and May Reduce Clabsi Among Pediatric HCT Patients
Stenger E, Newton J, Leong T, Kendrick L, McManus L, Rooke C, Krishnamurti L. Application of Parafilm As a Physical Barrier on CVC Connections Is Feasible and May Reduce Clabsi Among Pediatric HCT Patients. Transplantation And Cellular Therapy 2019, 25: s131. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.12.416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric HCT patientsCentral venous cathetersHCT patientsCLABSI ratesLong-term central venous cathetersExternal central venous cathetersPediatric patients ages 0Pilot quality improvement initiativeHematopoietic cell transplantation patientsYounger aged patientsHistorical control patientsPatients ages 0Cell transplantation patientsHistorical control groupNon-malignant diseasesQuality improvement initiativesCLABSI occurrenceCVC hubsHost diseaseProlonged immunosuppressionTransplantation patientsAutologous HCTCohort studyControl patientsHCT outcomes
2017
Group Visits for Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution in Primary Care: A Pilot Quality Improvement Initiative
Spelman JF, Peglow S, Schwartz AR, Burgo-Black L, McNamara K, Becker WC. Group Visits for Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution in Primary Care: A Pilot Quality Improvement Initiative. Pain Medicine 2017, 18: 2325-2330. PMID: 29045696, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnx243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk patientsGroup visitsUsual carePrimary careNaloxone distributionOverdose educationLong-term opioid therapyMorphine equivalent daily dosePilot quality improvement initiativeQuality improvement pilot studyPrimary care clinicsChronic pain populationsPatient satisfaction scoresVeterans Health AdministrationQuality improvement interventionsQuality improvement initiativesPrescription of naloxoneOpioid therapyDaily doseCare clinicsChronic painPain populationNaloxone prescriptionsOpioid overdoseOverdose deaths
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