Improving the Quality of Clinical Care of Children with Diabetic Ketoacidosis in General Emergency Departments Following a Collaborative Improvement Program with an Academic Medical Center - 21/12/21
Abstract |
Objective |
To evaluate the impact of a collaborative initiative between a group of general emergency departments (EDs) and an academic medical center (AMC) on the process of care provided to patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) across these EDs.
Study design |
A retrospective cohort study (January 2015 to December 2018) of all pediatric patients <18 years who presented with DKA to participating EDs and were subsequently admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit at the AMC. Our multifaceted intervention included simulation with postsimulation debriefing, targeted assessment reports, distribution of DKA best practices, pediatric DKA module, and scheduled check-in visits. The process of clinical care was measured by adherence to the pediatric DKA 9-item checklist. Adherence was scored based on the number of items performed correctly and calculated using equal weight for items and dividing by the total number of items. Patients' clinical outcomes also were collected.
Results |
A total of 85 patients with DKA were included in the analysis; 38 patients were in the preintervention, and 47 were in the postintervention. There was a statistically significant improvement in adherence to the DKA checklist from 77.8% to 88.9%. Two of the 9 checklist items (hourly glucose check and appropriate fluid rate) showed statistically significant improvement. No significant change in patient clinical outcomes was noted.
Conclusions |
Our collaborative initiative resulted in significant improvements in adherence to pediatric DKA best practices across a group of general EDs. A collaborative approach between general EDs and AMCs is an effective improvement strategy for pediatric emergency care.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis, general emergency departments, quality of care
Abbreviations : AMC, CAS, CE, DKA, ED, ISPAD, PICU, WPRS
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| Supported, in part, by Indiana University Health Values Grant (VFE-342 [to K.A.]). T.W. is a board observer of 410 Medical, Inc. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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