Improving Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Simulation-Based Collaborative Improvement Program
Abulebda K, Whitfill T, Montgomery EE, Kirby ML, Ahmed RA, Cooper DD, Nitu ME, Auerbach MA, Lutfi R, Abu-Sultaneh S. Improving Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis Management in Community Emergency Departments Using a Simulation-Based Collaborative Improvement Program. Pediatric Emergency Care 2019, 37: 543-549. PMID: 30870337, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000001751.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChecklistChildDiabetic KetoacidosisEmergency Service, HospitalHumansProspective StudiesResuscitationConceptsCommunity emergency departmentsAcademic medical centerEmergency departmentCollaborative improvement programDiabetic ketoacidosisPediatric patientsPediatric volumePediatric resourcesComposite adherence scoreDiabetic ketoacidosis managementLow pediatric volumePediatric DKA patientsProspective interventional studyMixed linear regression modelsQuality of careDKA guidelinesPatients preimplementationDKA patientsInterventional studyOverall adherenceAdherence scoreIll childrenMedical CenterCritical action checklistMultiprofessional team