2023
Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative
Kelley M, Lynders W, Pelletier E, Petrucelli M, Emerson B, Tiyyagura G, Goldman M. Increasing the use of anxiolysis and analgesia for paediatric procedures in a community emergency department network: a quality improvement initiative. Emergency Medicine Journal 2023, 41: 116-122. PMID: 38050053, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2023-213232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchYears of ageCommunity EDPediatric EDChildren's HospitalPractice patternsLaceration repairAnxiety-provoking proceduresCommunity hospital networkAcademic children's hospitalRegional children's hospitalForeign body removalKey driver diagramStudy-Act cyclesQuality improvement initiativesEmergency medical servicesQuality improvement methodologySmart aimED lengthED LOSProcedural dataMidazolam useBody removalPediatric proceduresGuideline developmentEmergency Department Network
2018
Reducing Unplanned Extubations Across a Children’s Hospital Using Quality Improvement Methods
Kandil SB, Emerson BL, Hooper M, Ciaburri R, Bruno CJ, Cummins N, DeFilippo V, Blazevich B, Loth A, Grossman M. Reducing Unplanned Extubations Across a Children’s Hospital Using Quality Improvement Methods. Pediatric Quality And Safety 2018, 3: e114. PMID: 31334446, PMCID: PMC6581473, DOI: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRate of UEIntensive care unitUnplanned extubationVentilator daysQuality improvement methodologyNational benchmarksPediatric intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unitStudy-Act cyclesSignificant patient harmUnintended dislodgementsCritical illnessCare unitChildren's HospitalEndotracheal tubeHigh-risk situationsPatient harmQuality improvement methodsImprovement methodologyET tubeStudy periodExtubationHospitalDaysSafety culture