
Pediatric Quality & Safety
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PQS is an international, peer-reviewed, #openaccess periodical providing #QI & patient safety initiatives that impact the lives of children. #impactfactor = 1.2
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Courtney Nelson and authors from Nemours Children's Health aimed to decrease the rate of high-flow nasal cannula use in the pediatric emergency department for mild to moderate bronchiolitis from 37% to less than 18.5% and they detail their clinical pathway here: π ow.ly/Z6tw50SAppC


July QI Spotlight: Repost from Pediatric Quality & Safety on this quality improvement initiative in the emergency department Nemours Children's Health to decrease high flow nasal cannula use in mild to moderate bronchiolitis #PICUQI #PedsICU




Issue 5 of Pediatric Quality & Safety is here! π π΅ Standardizing UTI diagnosis & management π΅ π falls in hospitalized children & adolescents with cancer & blood disorders π΅ Emotional health assessments in pediatric care: Learnings from an MOC Part 4 Activity TOC: ow.ly/xwwx50TKMLy


This quality improvement initiative shows a decrease use of duplicate inflammatory markers (IM) & IM at Akron Children's without increasing length of stay or readmission rates, indicating safe reduction of IM testing is feasible in inpatient pediatric care. ow.ly/ZoOS50TT8SJ



Check out our final issue of 2024! β¨ π’Diagnostic safety education π’Screening for neonatal delirium in #NICU π’Business case for simulation-based hospital design testing π’A treatment pathway for pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus And more! πjournals.lww.com/pqs/pages/currβ¦

Check out this study at Pediatric Quality & Safety here π πow.ly/94eX50UAu8b #patientsafety

February QI Spotlight: from Pediatric Quality & Safety: MUSC Children's Health used QI methods to implement a formal ICU mobility protocol and showed decreased time to therapy consultation, increase in therapy consults, and an increase in mobilization rate #PICUQI #PedsICU journals.lww.com/pqs/fulltext/2β¦



April QI Spotlight: University of Utah Health and Intermountain Childrens Health investigators used QI methods through collaborative huddles and digital prompts to increase pediatric palliative care consultation for children with congenital heart disease Pediatric Quality & Safety #PICUQI #PedsICU journals.lww.com/pqs/fulltext/2β¦
