2021
Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: Engineering Safer Neurocritical Care Transitions
Chilakamarri P, Finn EB, Sather J, Sheth KN, Matouk C, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Davis M, Pham L, Chaudhry SI, Venkatesh AK. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis: Engineering Safer Neurocritical Care Transitions. Neurocritical Care 2021, 35: 232-240. PMID: 33403581, PMCID: PMC8255326, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-01160-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient safetyInter-hospital transferEmergency department throughputIntracerebral hemorrhageAcute careSubarachnoid hemorrhageNeurocritical careCare transitionsMulti-disciplinary teamPatient transferHemorrhageSignificant reductionInterventionCareHazard analysisOutcomesRiskSafetyMultiple providersSpecific use-case examplesEvidence of successPatientsStrokeMethodsWe
2019
A Qualitative Study of Risks Related to Interhospital Transfer of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage
Finn EB, Campbell Britton MJ, Rosenberg AP, Sather JE, Marcolini EG, Feder SL, Sheth KN, Matouk CC, Pham LTL, Ulrich AS, Parwani VL, Hodshon B, Venkatesh AK. A Qualitative Study of Risks Related to Interhospital Transfer of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2019, 28: 1759-1766. PMID: 30879712, PMCID: PMC8354217, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2018.12.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCooperative BehaviorDelivery of Health Care, IntegratedHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansInterdisciplinary CommunicationInterviews as TopicIntracranial HemorrhagesPatient Care TeamPatient SafetyPatient TransferProfessional Practice GapsPrognosisQualitative ResearchRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsTime FactorsConceptsNontraumatic intracranial hemorrhageInterhospital transferCare transitionsIntracranial hemorrhageClinical practiceNeurocritical careSpecialized neurocritical careEmergency medicine providersQuality improvement initiativesAcademic medical centerInsufficient communicationPatient populationMedical CenterMedicine providersProviders' perceptionsHealth professionalsHospitalHemorrhageProvider questionsPatientsImprovement initiativesClinicians' voicesData saturationUnique risksConstant comparative method
2018
Real-Time Surveys Reveal Important Safety Risks During Interhospital Care Transitions for Neurologic Emergencies
Sather J, Rothenberg C, Finn EB, Sheth KN, Matouk C, Pham L, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Real-Time Surveys Reveal Important Safety Risks During Interhospital Care Transitions for Neurologic Emergencies. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 34: 53-58. PMID: 29987938, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618785248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency departmentMultidisciplinary quality improvement effortNeuroscience intensive care unitTertiary health care systemIll neurologic patientsIntensive care unitAdvanced practice providersHealth care systemQuality improvement effortsClinician typeIll patientsNeurologic emergencyCare unitCare transitionsClinical surveyNeurologic patientsPractice providersPatient transferCare systemImportant safety risksPatientsRiskReal-time surveySafety risksImprovement efforts