2024
Impact of a quality improvement initiative and monthly multidisciplinary meetings on outcomes after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
Hengartner A, Elsamadicy A, Jonnalagadda A, Craft S, Sherman J, Reeves B, Fernandez T, Hobbs J, Koo A, DiLuna M, Tuason D. Impact of a quality improvement initiative and monthly multidisciplinary meetings on outcomes after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine Deformity 2024, 12: 1043-1051. PMID: 38493442, DOI: 10.1007/s43390-024-00859-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPosterior spinal instrumented fusionPre-QI cohortAdolescent idiopathic scoliosisMultidisciplinary team meetingsProportion of patientsLength of stayPre-QITeam meetingsPost-QIPostoperative complicationsIdiopathic scoliosisQuality improvementQuality improvement initiativesPostoperative ambulationBenefits of enhanced recoveryMethodsThe medical recordsPain control protocolIntraoperative drain placementPosterior spinal fusionSpinal instrumented fusionQI implementationImprovement initiativesPatient careAmbulation statusDrain placement
2018
Chapter 13 Quality Efforts for Reducing Mortality in Neurosurgery
Elsamadicy A, Sergesketter A, Gottfried O. Chapter 13 Quality Efforts for Reducing Mortality in Neurosurgery. 2018, 177-188. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-812898-5.00014-x.ChaptersMortality rateCoordination of careQuality InitiativeRecent quality improvement initiativesOverall patient careQuality improvement initiativesQuality of careAdverse eventsNeurosurgery DepartmentPatient severityProspective reviewPatient careHospital reimbursementImprovement initiativesCareSafety initiativesSeverityNeurosurgeryBest approachImprovement of communicationHospitalIllnessMortality