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Mehta CH, Tumin D, Regan KA, Honaker MD. Should the Adenoma Detection Rate Quality Metric Vary by Age? J Gastrointest Surg 2024:S1091-255X(24)00419-0. [PMID: 38653338 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.04.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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- Charmee H Mehta
- Department of Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
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- Department of Pediatrics, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, ECU Health, Greenville, NC
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC.
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Klein LW. Attuning Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Quality Metrics and Practice Modification. JACC Asia 2024; 4:332-334. [PMID: 38660109 PMCID: PMC11035927 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2024.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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- Lloyd W. Klein
- Cardiology Division, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA
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Inoue M, Ragunath K. Quality indicators in Barrett's endoscopy: Best is yet to come. Dig Endosc 2024; 36:265-273. [PMID: 37525901 DOI: 10.1111/den.14654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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There is growing interest in establishing quality indicators (QIs) for endoscopic screening and surveillance in Barrett's esophagus (BE). QIs are objective, measurable, and evidence-based metrics that are applicable in a health-care setting to monitor a process and identify key performance indicators (KPIs) to achieve defined goals. In the Barrett's endoscopy setting, QIs can offer a standardized approach to monitor and maintain high-quality endoscopy for BE screening and surveillance that will allow measuring performance of an endoscopist as an individual, a group, or a facility. Since BE is an endoscopically identifiable premalignant condition with histological corroboration, adherence to QIs is paramount for the early and accurate detection of dysplasia and neoplasia. It is the holy grail for BE screening and surveillance. Although several suggested QIs for Barrett's endoscopy exist, issues remain in determining the most appropriate ones. These issues include inconsistent use of terminology, unclear definitions, and a scarcity of studies linking these QIs with relevant patient outcomes, making it difficult for clinicians to understand the concept and clinical importance. Hence, there is an urgent need to determine what should constitute appropriate QIs for Barrett's endoscopy, clearly define items used in the QIs, and identify ways to measure these KPIs. Ultimately, well-defined and validated QIs will contribute to clinically effective, safe, timely, and patient-focused care. In this review, we summarize recent literature and discuss four proposed QIs: (i) neoplasia detection rate; (ii) postendoscopy Barrett's neoplasia; (iii) Barrett's inspection time; and (iv) adherence to the Seattle biopsy protocol.
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- Madoka Inoue
- Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
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Kannan N, Ramalingam K, Ramani P. Revolutionising Quality Management in the Oral Pathology Laboratory: A Deep Dive Into the Six Sigma Methodology. Cureus 2024; 16:e52651. [PMID: 38380190 PMCID: PMC10877558 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.52651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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Six Sigma Foundations is a statistical standard that indicates an exceptionally high level of quality, along with a customer satisfaction management approach that intends to lower error rates and boost process efficiency. The Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, and Control (DMAIC) approach is a fundamental component of Six Sigma and provides an organised framework for process improvement. In contrast to conventional techniques that are more manual-based, Six Sigma emphasises and focuses on making decisions based on facts and evidence. The key to the success of Six Sigma is its reliance on statistical methods. Advanced tools like Pareto charts, histograms, regression analysis, and fishbone diagrams are used ardently for the benefit of customers and to reduce the overall error rate. To support clinical decision-making, a clinical laboratory's primary responsibility is to generate test results that are accurate, repeatable, fast, and appropriately interpreted. Ensuring desired clinical outcomes must be the ultimate objective. To accomplish this goal, laboratories must prioritise cost-effectiveness while establishing and maintaining quality in all laboratory procedures. The concept of the Lean Six Sigma (LSS) methodology, which mainly centres on efficiency by discerning and eradicating actions or operations that do not provide any benefit to the organisation, is combined with the proposition of Six Sigma, which emphasises data-driven analyses and optimization. The integration of these powerful concepts aids in the overall improvement of the organisations adopting these techniques. This review provides a brief overview of the benefits of the LSS methodology and its implementation in the oral pathology laboratory.
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- Neha Kannan
- Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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- Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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- Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, IND
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Kawamura T, Sekiguchi M, Takamaru H, Mizuguchi Y, Horiguchi G, Toyoizumi H, Kato M, Kobayashi K, Sada M, Oda Y, Yokoyama A, Utsumi T, Tsuji Y, Ohki D, Takeuchi Y, Shichijo S, Ikematsu H, Matsuda K, Teramukai S, Kobayashi N, Matsuda T, Saito Y, Tanaka K. Endoscopist-related factors affecting adenoma detection during colonoscopy: Data from the J-SCOUT study. Dig Endosc 2024; 36:51-58. [PMID: 37953649 DOI: 10.1111/den.14721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Colonoscopy withdrawal times are associated with the adenoma detection rate (ADR). However, the relationship between ADR and cecal insertion time has been inadequately characterized. We aimed to evaluate endoscopist-related factors involved in the ADR, including the average individual colonoscopy insertion and withdrawal times. METHODS This observational study used a colonoscopy database with pathology data from routine clinical practice in Japanese institutions. The odds ratios (OR) of endoscopist-related factors related to ADRs were examined using a generalized linear mixed model. RESULTS Of the 186,293 colonoscopies performed during the study period, 47,705 colonoscopies by 189 endoscopists in four hospitals were analyzed for ADR. The overall ADR was 38.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 37.8, 38.7). Compared to endoscopists with mean cecal insertion times of <5 min, the OR of ADR for those with mean cecal insertion times of 5-9, 10-14, and ≥15 min were 0.84 (95% CI 0.71, 0.99), 0.68 (95% CI 0.52, 0.90), and 0.45 (95% CI 0.25, 0.78), respectively. Compared to endoscopists with mean withdrawal times of <6 min, the OR of ADR for those with mean withdrawal times of 6-9, 10-14, and ≥15 min were 1.38 (95% CI 1.03, 1.85), 1.48 (95% CI 1.09, 2.02), and 1.68 (95% CI 1.04, 2.61), respectively. There were no significant differences in ADRs by endoscopist specialty, gender, or the total number of examinations performed. CONCLUSION Individual mean colonoscopy insertion time was associated with ADR and might be considered as a colonoscopy quality indicator as well as withdrawal time.
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- Takuji Kawamura
- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Cancer Screening Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Endoscopy, The Jikei University Katsushika Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Oda GI Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Next-Generation Endoscopic Computer Vision, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shizuoka Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- Cancer Screening Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto Second Red Cross Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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Zeng A, Gu Y, Ma L, Tao X, Gao L, Li J, Wang H, Jiang Y. Development of Quality Indicators for the Ultrasound Department through a Modified Delphi Method. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:3678. [PMID: 38132262 PMCID: PMC10743281 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13243678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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This study aims to establish precise quality indicators for evaluating and enhancing ultrasound performance, employing a methodology based on a comprehensive review of the literature, expert insights, and practical application experiences. We conducted a thorough review of both the domestic and international literature on ultrasound quality control to identify potential indicators. A dedicated team was formed to oversee the complete indicator development process. Utilizing a three-round modified Delphi method, we sought expert opinions through personalized email correspondence. Subsequently, data from diverse hospital indicators were collected to validate and assess feasibility. A novel set of seven indicators was compiled initially, followed by the convening of a 36-member nationally representative expert panel. After three rounds of meticulous revisions, consensus was reached on 13 indicators across three domains. These finalized indicators underwent application in various hospital settings, demonstrating their initial validity and feasibility. The development of thirteen ultrasound quality indicators represents a significant milestone in evaluating ultrasound performance. These indicators empower hospitals to monitor changes in quality effectively, fostering efficient quality management practices.
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- Aiping Zeng
- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.1 Shuai Fu Yuan, Dong Cheng District, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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Kubota S, Sasano H, Suzuki M, Fukui Y, Chonan M, Kawakami T, Tabe Y, Miida T, Kimura T, Naito T. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Initiation of Antibiotic Treatment After Performing a Blood Culture and Intervention by the Antimicrobial Stewardship Team. Int J Gen Med 2023; 16:3713-3719. [PMID: 37641628 PMCID: PMC10460591 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s418558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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Purpose Whether the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had any effect on the time between blood culture collection and administration of antibiotics in the outpatient Department of Emergency Medicine in a single university hospital in Japan was investigated, and the intervention carried out by the antimicrobial stewardship team (AST) to promote the appropriate use of antibiotics was examined. Patients and Methods The monthly percentage of patients who visited the outpatient Department of Emergency Medicine between January 2019 and December 2021 and received an intravenous antibiotic within 3 hours of blood culture collection was calculated. The AST calculated a quality indicator (QI) based on the results of the investigation and started QI monitoring and hospital feedback. Results From January 2020 to March 2021 (the third COVID-19 wave), the implementation rate of antibiotic administration within 3 hours after blood culture collection decreased as the COVID-19 pandemic spread, and the implementation rate tended to increase as the number of COVID-19-positive patients decreased. However, when the AST started monitoring and feedback from April 2021, although there was a temporary decline in the early stages of the fifth wave when the scale of infection was large, the implementation rate rose and was maintained by AST intervention. (the fourth and the fifth COVID-19 waves) (P<0.01). Also, the implementation rate was significantly lower during the COVID-19 pandemic than during the non- pandemic (P<0.05). Conclusion The early COVID-19 pandemic may have affected the delay in time from blood culture collection to antibiotic administration. Later, in recurring COVID-19 pandemics, AST intervention eliminated this problem. When a bacterial infection such as sepsis is suspected, delayed treatment can be prevented by promptly collecting a blood culture, irrespective of concerns about COVID-19 infection. Calculating the QI may promote AST activities and the appropriate use of antibiotics.
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- Sanae Kubota
- Department of Pharmacy, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Juntendo Tokyo Koto Geriatric Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Juntendo University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Zhang Z, Chen X, Cao T, Ning Y, Wang H, Wang F, Zhao Q, Fang J. Polyps are detected more often in early colonoscopies. Scand J Gastroenterol 2023; 58:1085-1090. [PMID: 37122125 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2023.2202293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the time variation in polyp detection for colonoscopies performed in a tertiary hospital and to explore independent factors that predict polyp detection rate (PDR). METHODS Data on all patients who underwent colonoscopy for the diagnostic purpose at our endoscopy center in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from January 2021 to December 2021 were reviewed. The start time of included colonoscopies for eligible patients was recorded. PDR and polyps detected per colonoscopy (PPC) were calculated. The endoscopists' schedules were classified into full-day and half-day shifts according to their participation in the morning and afternoon colonoscopies. RESULTS Data on a total of 12116 colonoscopies were analyzed, with a PDR of 38.03% for all the patients and 46.38% for patients ≥50 years. PDR and PPC significantly decreased as the day progressed (both p < .001). For patients ≥50 years, PDR declined below 40% at 13:00-13:59 and 16:00-16:59. The PDR in the morning was higher than that in the afternoon for both half-day (p = .019) and full-day procedures (p < .001). In multivariate analysis, start time, patient gender, age, conscious sedation, and bowel preparation quality significantly predicted PDR (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS The polyp detection declined as the day progressed. A continuous work schedule resulted in a subpar PDR. Colonoscopies performed in the morning had a higher PDR than that in the afternoon. Patient gender, age, conscious sedation, and bowel preparation quality were identified as the independent predictors of PDR.
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- Zhang Zhang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Gallagher K, Bhatt N, Clement K, Zimmermann E, Khadhouri S, MacLennan S, Kulkarni M, Gaba F, Anbarasan T, Asif A, Light A, Ng A, Chan V, Nathan A, Cooper D, Aucott L, Marcq G, Teoh JYC, Hensley P, Duncan E, Goulao B, O'Brien T, Nielsen M, Mariappan P, Kasivisvanathan V. Audit, Feedback, and Education to Improve Quality and Outcomes in Transurethral Resection and Single-Instillation Intravesical Chemotherapy for Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Treatment: Protocol for a Multicenter International Observational Study With an Embedded Cluster Randomized Trial. JMIR Res Protoc 2023; 12:e42254. [PMID: 37318875 DOI: 10.2196/42254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) accounts for 75% of bladder cancers. It is common and costly. Cost and detriment to patient outcomes and quality of life are driven by high recurrence rates and the need for regular invasive surveillance and repeat treatments. There is evidence that the quality of the initial surgical procedure (transurethral resection of bladder tumor [TURBT]) and administration of postoperative bladder chemotherapy significantly reduce cancer recurrence rates and improve outcomes (cancer progression and mortality). There is surgeon-reported evidence that TURBT practice varies significantly across surgeons and sites. There is limited evidence from clinical trials of intravesical chemotherapy that NMIBC recurrence rate varies significantly between sites and that this cannot be accounted for by differences in patient, tumor, or adjuvant treatment factors, suggesting that how the surgery is performed may be a reason for the variation. OBJECTIVE This study primarily aims to determine if feedback on and education about surgical quality indicators can improve performance and secondarily if this can reduce cancer recurrence rates. Planned secondary analyses aim to determine what surgeon, operative, perioperative, institutional, and patient factors are associated with better achievement of TURBT quality indicators and NMIBC recurrence rates. METHODS This is an observational, international, multicenter study with an embedded cluster randomized trial of audit, feedback, and education. Sites will be included if they perform TURBT for NMIBC. The study has four phases: (1) site registration and usual practice survey; (2) retrospective audit; (3) randomization to audit, feedback, and education intervention or to no intervention; and (4) prospective audit. Local and national ethical and institutional approvals or exemptions will be obtained at each participating site. RESULTS The study has 4 coprimary outcomes, which are 4 evidence-based TURBT quality indicators: a surgical performance factor (detrusor muscle resection); an adjuvant treatment factor (intravesical chemotherapy administration); and 2 documentation factors (resection completeness and tumor features). A key secondary outcome is the early cancer recurrence rate. The intervention is a web-based surgical performance feedback dashboard with educational and practical resources for TURBT quality improvement. It will include anonymous site and surgeon-level peer comparison, a performance summary, and targets. The coprimary outcomes will be analyzed at the site level while recurrence rate will be analyzed at the patient level. The study was funded in October 2020 and began data collection in April 2021. As of January 2023, there were 220 hospitals participating and over 15,000 patient records. Projected data collection end date is June 30, 2023. CONCLUSIONS This study aims to use a distributed collaborative model to deliver a site-level web-based performance feedback intervention to improve the quality of endoscopic bladder cancer surgery. The study is funded and projects to complete data collection in June 2023. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.org NCT05154084; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05154084. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) DERR1-10.2196/42254.
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- Kevin Gallagher
- Department of Urology, Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Urology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Urology, National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Urology, University Hospitals Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Urology, St. George's University Hospital London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Oxford University Hospitals, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Urology Department, Claude Huriez Hospital, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France
- Cancer Heterogeneity Plasticity and Resistance to Therapies, Institute Pasteur de Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France
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- S H Ho Urology Centre, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Urology, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urology, Guy's and St. Thomas' National Health Service Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Urology, University of North Carolina Medical School, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Edinburgh Bladder Cancer Surgery, Department of Urology, Western General Hospital Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- British Urology Researchers in Surgical Training, London, United Kingdom
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Stausberg J, Harkener S, Engel C, Finger R, Heinz C, Jenetzky E, Jersch P, Martin D, Rupp R, Schoenthaler M, Suwelack B, Wegner J. Cross-Registry Benchmarking of Data Quality: Lessons Learned. Stud Health Technol Inform 2023; 302:167-171. [PMID: 37203640 DOI: 10.3233/shti230096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Feedback of data quality measures to study sites is an established procedure in the management of registries. Comparisons of data quality between registries as a whole are missing. We implemented a cross-registry benchmarking of data quality within the field of health services research for six projects. Five (2020) and six (2021) quality indicators were selected from a national recommendation. The calculation of the indicators was adjusted to the registries' specific settings. Nineteen (2020) and 29 results (2021) could be included in the yearly quality report. Seventy-four per cent (2020) and 79% (2021) of the results did not include the threshold in their 95%-confidence-limits. The benchmarking revealed several starting points for a weak-point analysis through a comparison of results with a predefined threshold as well as through comparisons among each other. In the future, a cross-registry benchmarking might be part of services provided through a health services research infrastructure.
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- Jürgen Stausberg
- University Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Medicine, IMIBE, Essen, Germany
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- University Duisburg-Essen, Faculty of Medicine, IMIBE, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, St. Franziskus-Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
- University Medical Center of the Johannes-Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Faculty of Health/School of Medicine, Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Germany
- Spinal Cord Injury Center, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Transplant Nephrology, Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Münster, Transplant Nephrology, Münster, Germany
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Timilshina N, Finelli A, Tomlinson G, Sander B, Alibhai SMH. Applying Quality Indicators to Examine Quality of Care During Active Surveillance in Low-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2023; 21:465-472.e9. [PMID: 37156486 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2022.7256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although a few studies have reported wide variations in quality of care in active surveillance (AS), there is a lack of research using validated quality indicators (QIs). The aim of this study was to apply evidence-based QIs to examine the quality of AS care at the population level. METHODS QIs were measured using a population-based retrospective cohort of patients with low-risk prostate cancer diagnosed between 2002 and 2014. We developed 20 QIs through a modified Delphi approach with clinicians targeting the quality of AS care at the population level. QIs included structure (n=1), process of care (n=13), and outcome indicators (n=6). Abstracted pathology data were linked to cancer registry and administrative databases in Ontario, Canada. A total of 17 of 20 QIs could be applied based on available information in administrative databases. Variations in QI performance were explored according to patient age, year of diagnosis, and physician volume. RESULTS The cohort included 33,454 men with low-risk prostate cancer, with a median age of 65 years (IQR, 59-71 years) and a median prostate-specific antigen level of 6.2 ng/mL. Compliance varied widely for 10 process QIs (range, 36.6%-100.0%, with 6 [60%] QIs >80%). Initial AS uptake was 36.6% and increased over time. Among outcome indicators, significant variations were observed by patient age group (10-year metastasis-free survival was 95.0% for age 65-74 years and 97.5% in age <55 years) and physician average annual AS volume (10-year metastasis-free survival was 94.5% for physicians with 1-2 patients with AS and 95.8% for those with ≥6 patients with AS annually). CONCLUSIONS This study establishes a foundation for quality-of-care assessments and monitoring during AS implementation at a population level. Considerable variations appeared with QIs related to process of care by physician volume and Qis related to outcome by patient age group. These findings may represent areas for targeted quality improvement initiatives.
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- Narhari Timilshina
- 1Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 2Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 3Division of Urology and Surgical Oncology, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 2Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 4The Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 5Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 6Institute of Clinical Research Services, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 7Public Health Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- 1Department of Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Nieder C, Aanes SG, Haukland EC. Days at home in the last three months of life: patterns-of-care analysis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2023; 27:41-46. [PMID: 37266342 PMCID: PMC10230237 DOI: 10.5114/wo.2023.127192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Introduction To calculate the number of days patients with terminal non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) spent at home in the last 3 months of life, and to identify factors that predict a lower proportion of days at home. Material and methods Retrospective study of 434 deceased patients with NSCLC. The number of days spent in a hospital or nursing home was identified from electronic health records. Results Most patients received primary chemotherapy. Only 45% received palliative care provided by a dedicated palliative care team (PCT). In the last 3 months of life, only 39 patients (9%) were not hospitalized. The median number of days spent in hospital was 17, range 0-61. Hospital death occurred in 48%. Admission to a nursing home was recorded in 45%. Overall, the patients spent a median of 64 days at home. Both, older patients and females spent fewer days at home. Family network and aspects of palliative care, possibly reflecting the symptom duration or burden, also impacted days at home. Conclusions Long-lasting need for PCT support (not just the final 3 months) and earlier necessity for opioid analgesics were predictive for a reduced number of days at home. However, modifiable factors such as sex were identified too.
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- Carsten Nieder
- Department of Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
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- Department of Oncology and Palliative Medicine, Nordland Hospital, Bodø, Norway
- SHARE – Center for Resilience in Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Quality and Health Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Schwarz S, Hornschuch M, Pox C, Haug U. Polyp detection rate and cumulative incidence of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer in Germany. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:1547-1555. [PMID: 36444495 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Studies have shown that the quality of colonoscopy influences the incidence of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC). However, data from Germany on this association are lacking. We aimed to assess cumulative incidence of PCCRC in persons undergoing colonoscopy in Germany according to the physician's polyp detection rate (PDR). Using the German Pharmacoepidemiological Research Database (GePaRD) with claims data of ~20% of the German population, we included persons with a baseline colonoscopy between 2008 and 2017 and categorized them according to the procedure at baseline (snare polypectomy, forceps polypectomy, no polypectomy). In each subgroup, we distinguished between persons examined by physicians with a PDR in the lowest quartile vs higher quartiles and described cumulative CRC incidence during follow-up. Overall, 822 715 persons examined by 1752 physicians were included. One quarter of the physicians had a PDR ≤21.8% (lowest quartile). In all subgroups, the 5-year cumulative CRC incidence was statistically significantly higher in persons examined by physicians with a PDR ≤21.8% vs >21.8%: It was 69% higher in persons with snare polypectomy (0.88% vs 0.52%), 87% higher in persons with forceps polypectomy (0.58% vs 0.31%), and 48% higher in persons without polypectomy at baseline (0.31% vs 0.21%). In conclusion, we found a substantially increased PCCRC risk in persons examined by physicians with a low PDR in Germany, irrespective of the baseline findings. Our study highlights the importance of a high-quality colonoscopy to maximize the preventive effect of colonoscopy on CRC incidence.
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- Sarina Schwarz
- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, St. Joseph-Stift Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany.,Faculty of Human and Health Sciences, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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Nishio H, Ohde S, Yamaji N, Takahashi O. Factors Associated with Patients' Ratings of Hospitals among Japanese Inpatients: A Cross-sectional Study. JMA J 2023; 6:148-155. [PMID: 37179724 PMCID: PMC10169265 DOI: 10.31662/jmaj.2022-0176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Introduction The evaluation of hospital performance often receives great attention. Hospitals refer to patient ratings to undertake quality-improvement activities. However, little is known about the factors that contribute the most to these patient ratings. This study aimed to investigate the association of relevant factors, such as doctors' and nurses' performance, with patients' ratings of hospitals, using the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPSⓇ) questionnaire. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among patients who were hospitalized in Japan, from January 2020 to September 2021. Patients' hospital rating scale scores between 0 and 10 were collected and dichotomized. A score of 8 or higher was defined as a high rating. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to investigate the association between patients' ratings of the hospital and other items in the HCAHPSⓇ questionnaire. Results The frequency of patients' high and poor hospital ratings were 207 (69%) and 93 (31%), respectively, of 300 respondents. A significant association was observed for the patient's age (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.02; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.00-1.04), doctor's communication (AOR: 10.47; 95% CI: 3.17-34.58), and discharge planning (AOR: 3.53; 95% CI: 1.96-6.36) with a positive patient rating of the hospital. Conclusions An emphasis on doctor communication and discharge planning is essential in improving patients' ratings of hospitals. Further research is needed to determine the factors that contribute the most to patients' ratings of hospitals.
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- Haruna Nishio
- Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Health Technology Assessment, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Health Technology Assessment, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
- Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Health Technology Assessment, St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan
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Duffield JA, Blanch AJ, Esterman A, Bochner MA. The use of neoadjuvant systemic therapies in breast cancer in Australia and New Zealand: breast surgeons of Australia and New Zealand quality audit. ANZ J Surg 2023; 93:889-895. [PMID: 36912120 DOI: 10.1111/ans.18367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Breast surgeons must maintain contemporary knowledge regarding appropriate referral for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in breast cancer (BC) patients. To date, the greatest benefit is seen in stage II-III HER2-enriched and triple negative breast cancers (TNBC). This study is the first audit of use of NACT in Australia and New Zealand to stratify data by BC biological subtype. METHODS Prospective data from 116,745 patients between 2010 and 2019 was provided by the Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ) Quality Audit (BQA) of Breast Cancer Care. Annual rates of NACT use were determined and change across time analysed with fractional regression. Data from 2018 to 2019 were combined and stratified by biological subtype (LumA, LumB HER2-neg, LumB HER2-pos, HER2 enriched, TNBC, Other basal-like), and age (<50, 51-74, and ≥75 years) and compared using negative binomial regression. RESULTS The use of NACT increased annually (OR 1.26, P < 0.001), and the use of additional adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) decreased (OR 0.78, P < 0.001). A significantly greater use of NACT was noted in patients with TNBC and HER2+ BC, and in all patients aged <50 years compared with older ages (P < 0.001), regardless of biological subtype. CONCLUSION Increased uptake of NACT and decreased use of additional ACT is in keeping with progressive change in practice in response to contemporary evidence. Expansion of BQA data fields related to use of NACT, and detailed audit of NACT rates in Stage II-III TNBC and HER2 enriched BC will allow accurate determination of quality of practice in ANZ.
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- Jaime A Duffield
- Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Adelaide Medical School, The Unviersity of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Breast Quality Audit, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Allied Health & Human Performance, The University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Breast Quality Audit Steering Committee, Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Wiedermann CJ, Marino P, van der Zee-Neuen A, Mastrobuono I, Mahlknecht A, Barbieri V, Wildburger S, Fuchs J, Capici A, Piccoliori G, Engl A, Østerås N, Ritter M. Patient-Reported Quality of Care for Osteoarthritis in General Practice in South Tyrol, Italy: Protocol for Translation, Validation and Assessment of the OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator Questionnaire (OA-QI). Methods Protoc 2023; 6:mps6020028. [PMID: 36961048 PMCID: PMC10037599 DOI: 10.3390/mps6020028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis are similar internationally. Nevertheless, clinical practice varies across countries. Instruments for measuring quality have been developed to improve health care through targeted interventions. Studies on health service quality must consider the structural and cultural characteristics of countries, because each of their strengths and weaknesses differ. However, such instruments for health-related patient-reported outcomes for osteoarthritis have not yet been validated in German and Italian languages. OBJECTIVES In order to be able to set targeted measures for the improvement of prevention and non-surgical treatment of osteoarthritis in South Tyrol, Italy, the quality of care must be recorded. Therefore, the aim of the project is to update, translate, and validate the OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator (OA-QI) questionnaire version 2, an established and validated questionnaire in Norwegian and English, for Germany and Italy. The second aim is to determine the quality of care for osteoarthritis of the hip and knee in a sample of patients who consult general practice in South Tyrol, and for comparison with patients who are admitted to rehabilitative spa-treatments for osteoarthritis in the state of Salzburg, Austria. DISCUSSION The results of this study will enable the identification and closure of gaps in osteoarthritis care. Although it is expected that body weight and exercise will play special roles, other areas of nonsurgical care might also be involved.
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- Christian J Wiedermann
- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
- Department of Public Health, Medical Decision Making and Health Technology Assessment, University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, 6060 Hall, Austria
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
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- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Institute of Nursing Science and Practice, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of General Medicine, South Tyrolean Health Care Service, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
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- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of General Medicine, South Tyrolean Health Care Service, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
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- Institute of General Practice and Public Health, Claudiana College of Health Professions, 39100 Bolzano (BZ), Italy
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- Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, N-0319 Oslo, Norway
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- Center for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Biophysics, Institute of Physiology and Pathophysiology, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Gastein Research Institute, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Arthritis and Rehabilitation, Paracelsus Medical University, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
- School of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel 45200, Nepal
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Duffield JA, Blanch AJ, Bochner MA. Breast cancer care and surgery in Australia and New Zealand: compliance of the BreastSurgANZ quality audit with international standards. ANZ J Surg 2023; 93:881-888. [PMID: 36856199 DOI: 10.1111/ans.18347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand (BreastSurgANZ) Quality Audit (BQA) of Breast Cancer Care is a prospective population-based database designed for annual audit of compliance with internally derived Quality Indicators (QI)s. While there is no international consensus for QIs, audit against an external international benchmark is possible through use of QIs defined by the 2017 European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) Guidelines. METHODS BQA data from 29,088 female patients between 1/1/2018 and 31/12/2019 were stratified by the EUSOMA definition of low-volume hospitals (LVH <150 patients p.a.) and high-volume hospitals (HVH ≥150 patients p.a.), and percentage compliance (±95% CI) with 14 mandatory EUSOMA QI sub-parts were determined. RESULTS ANZ LVH met the quality threshold for 10, and HVH for 8 EUSOMA QI that assessed MDT, surgical approach, adjuvant radiotherapy in the LVH setting, avoidance of overtreatment, and use of endocrine therapy. ANZ did not meet the quality thresholds for QIs assessing use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and adjuvant radiotherapy in the HVH setting. CONCLUSION Breast cancer care in ANZ is comparable with an international standard. ANZ surgeons performed at a high standard in discussion of breast cancer patients by MDT, and appropriate use of adjuvant radiotherapy by LVH. Improvements can be made in completeness of data capture, and inclusion of genetic syndrome and Ki67% in data collection. Due to the rapid evolution of breast cancer treatments, there is need for contemporary update of QI relating to the use of neoadjuvant systemic therapies.
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- Jaime A Duffield
- Department of Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Breast Quality Audit, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Breast Quality Audit Steering Committee, Breast Surgeons of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Donenfeld TT, Basnet A, Clemen BM, Achuthanandan S, Lu T, Dhaliwal A, Bzadough N, Gill MK, Vadsaria A, Tabba J. Evaluation of Online Critical Care Fellowship Programs. Cureus 2023; 15:e35408. [PMID: 36987495 PMCID: PMC10040205 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.35408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Background The objective of this study was to assess the accessibility and content of the critical care fellowship websites provided on the Electronic Residency Application Services (ERAS) website. Methods Using the online information provided by ERAS, we compiled a list of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited critical care fellowship programs. Each of the links provided by ERAS was evaluated by a standard search on Google as follows: the program name + "critical care fellowship". After assembling the working links, those websites were subsequently evaluated based on the program description, application process, and educational content. Results We reviewed 59 critical care fellowship programs that were obtained from ERAS. Of the 59 programs, one retracted its participation and was not included in the study, and six other programs were excluded due to repeated links on ERAS, nonworking links, and websites without any content. We analyzed the data collected from the remaining 52 programs. Our data shows a general lack of information being provided to prospective critical care candidates. Conclusions ERAS is a major source of information for prospective fellows looking for critical care fellowships in the current match. Unfortunately, the majority of the programs evaluated lack substantial information for prospective candidates. Despite many websites containing adequate information regarding program descriptions, there was a lack of information regarding the application process and educational activities.
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- Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, USA
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Sletvold TP, Boland S, Schipmann S, Mahesparan R. Quality indicators for evaluating the 30-day postoperative outcome in pediatric brain tumor surgery: a 10-year single-center study and systematic review of the literature. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2023; 31:109-123. [PMID: 36401544 DOI: 10.3171/2022.10.peds22308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Surgery is the cornerstone in the management of pediatric brain tumors. To provide safe and effective health services, quantifying and evaluating quality of care are important. To do this, there is a need for universal measures in the form of indicators reflecting quality of the delivered care. The objective of this study was to analyze currently applied quality indicators in pediatric brain tumor surgery and identify factors associated with poor outcome at a tertiary neurosurgical referral center in western Norway. METHODS All patients younger than 18 years of age who underwent surgery for an intracranial tumor at the Department of Neurosurgery at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, between 2009 and 2020 were included. The primary outcomes of interest were classic quality indicators: 30-day readmission, 30-day reoperation, 30-day mortality, 30-day nosocomial infection, and 30-day surgical site infection (SSI) rates; and length of stay. The secondary aim was the identification of risk factors related to unfavorable outcome. The authors also conducted a systematic literature review. Articles concerning pediatric brain tumor surgery reporting at least two quality indicators were of interest. RESULTS The authors included 82 patients aged 0-17 years. The 30-day outcomes for unplanned reoperation, unplanned remission, mortality, nosocomial infection, and SSI were 9.8%, 14.6%, 0%, 6.1%, and 3.7%, respectively. Unplanned reoperation was associated with eloquent localization (p = 0.009), primary emergency surgery (p = 0.003), and CSF diversion procedures (p = 0.002). Greater tumor volume was associated with unplanned readmission (p = 0.008), nosocomial infection (p = 0.004), and CSF leakage (p = 0.005). In the systematic review, after full-text screening, 16 articles were included and provided outcome data for 1856 procedures. Overall, the 30-day mortality rate was low, varying from 0% to 9.3%. The 30-day reoperation rate varied from 1.5% to 12%. The SSI rate ranged between 0% and 3.9%, and 0% to 17.4% of patients developed CSF leakage. Four studies reported infratentorial tumor location as a risk factor for postoperative CSF leakage. CONCLUSIONS The 30-day outcomes in the authors' department were comparable to published outcomes. The most relevant factors related to unfavorable outcomes are tumor volume and location, both of which are not modifiable by the surgeon. This highlights the importance of risk adjustment. This evaluation of quality indicators reveals concerns related to the unclear and nonstandardized definitions of outcomes. Standardized outcome definitions and documentation in a large and multicentric database are needed in the future for further evaluation of quality indicators.
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- 1Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen; and
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- 1Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen; and
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Xu GP, Wu LF, Xu XM, Li JJ, Gao Q, Lu H. Information technology improves the quality of transfusion practice in China. Vox Sang 2023; 118:138-146. [PMID: 36534000 DOI: 10.1111/vox.13393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Transfusion services in China must establish a quality management system, and regular inspection of quality indicators is an important component of quality management. Although the positive role of information technology in reducing human errors has been widely reported, its role in improving transfusion quality indicators still requires further study. This study explores the role of information technology in improving the quality of transfusion practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS We developed an optimized blood transfusion management information system and then analysed the changes in four quality indicators before and after using the system to clarify the role of information technology in improving the quality of transfusion practice. RESULTS After using the optimized system, the completeness rate for transfusion request forms increased from 81.5% to 99.3%; an unqualified doctor's signature was the most common incomplete content (0.45%). The appropriate transfusion rate increased from 87% to 99.4%, and red blood cell and frozen plasma utilization in most surgical departments decreased. Although the reporting rate for adverse transfusion reactions increased from 0.22% to 0.49%, these increases might be partly due to changes in transfusion regulations. The adequacy rate of transfusion medical records increased from 74.8% to 90.4%. Overall, the inadequacy of informed consent for transfusion, pre-transfusion laboratory tests and documentation of the transfusion process were reduced from 6.4%, 6.2% and 12.6% to 1.7%, 2.0% and 5.9%, respectively. CONCLUSION Information technology can play an important role in improving the quality of transfusion practice, as part of a programme of medical education, regular audit and other measures.
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- Gui-Ping Xu
- Transfusion Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Transfusion Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Transfusion Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Transfusion Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Transfusion Department, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Zhang Z, Chen X, Wang H, Nie H, Wang F, Zhao Q, Fang J. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Outcomes Variated by the Time of the Day: A Single-Center Experience. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12030863. [PMID: 36769512 PMCID: PMC9917822 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12030863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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(1) Background: To assess whether the start time influences the outcomes of esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). (2) Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of patients who underwent EGD between January 2021 and December 2021 in our endoscopy center. The EGD were divided into three shifts, according to the start time. The lesion detection rate (LDR) and endoscopy biopsy rate (EBR) were used to evaluate the quality of the EGD. (3) Results: A total of 14,597 procedures were included in this study. The LDR of shift 2 was significantly lower than that of shift 1 (62.4% vs. 58.5%; p < 0.001). The EBR of shift 1 (37.4% vs. 31.5%; p < 0.001) and shift 3 (35.5% vs. 31.5%; p = 0.024) were significantly higher than that of shift 2; the EBR in shift 1 did not differ significantly from shift 3 (p = 0.280). The multivariable analysis for the EGD performed before 14:00 demonstrated a graded decrease in the LDR and EBR after adjusting the confounders (p < 0.001). (4) Conclusion: In a continuous working period, the lesion detection and biopsy submission of EGD are superior to those in the first three hours compared to the last three hours; the LDR and EBR decreased as the day progressed, probably due to the endoscopists' fatigue.
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Sahakyan G, Orduyan M, Badalyan S, Adamyan A, Hovhannisyan M, Manucharyan H, Egoyan S, Makaryan Y, Manvelyan H. Characteristics of stroke service implementation in Armenia. Front Neurol 2023; 13:1021628. [PMID: 36712450 PMCID: PMC9878671 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1021628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Acute stroke care service in Armenia was established in 2019 after the implementation of the National Stroke Program (NSP). This study aimed to provide an up-to-date account of the current image and clinical characteristics of acute stroke service implementation at a tertiary hospital in Armenia by analyzing the quality of care and identifying the areas that need improvement. Methods We analyzed patient data from a single hospital in 1 year after the establishment of acute stroke care service (February 2021-January 2022). We selected patients who were within 0-24 h from symptom onset at admission and included patients who benefited from reperfusion therapies (intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and/or endovascular thrombectomy (EVT)). A favorable outcome was defined as a drop in the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) by more than four points at discharge and a modified Rankin score (mRS) of 0-2 at 90 days. Results Of the total 385 patients, 155 underwent reperfusion therapies, 91% of patients (141/155) arrived by ambulance, 79.2% (122/155) had neurological improvement at discharge, and 60.6% (94/155) had an mRS of 0-2 at 3 months. Less than 5% of patients had early direct access to the rehabilitation center. Conclusion Our study demonstrated that the implementation of NSP with organized protocol-driven inpatient care led to significant advancement in acute stroke service performance. We believe that our report will serve as a model for achieving advanced and structured stroke care in a resource-limited context and contribute to the future development of the healthcare system in our country.
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Muacevic A, Adler JR, A F, AlQadi T, Bin Saeed A. Patients' Opinions Toward Healthcare Quality and Improvement in Aseer Health: A Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus 2023; 15:e33432. [PMID: 36751190 PMCID: PMC9899334 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Introduction Population health is crucial to government planning. The 2030 national vision is transforming all Saudi sectors. The health sector revolution intends to boost life expectancy by reducing mortality due to road traffic accidents and morbidity due to chronic illness. Health services will change from treatment-based to person-centered and preventive care, empower the population, increase access to healthcare and improve service quality by offering high customer satisfaction. This study establishes a baseline assessment for public awareness, behavior, healthcare access, and quality. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Aseer region in southwestern Saudi Arabia in 2022, September and October. Using the Aseer region's 2.1 million people to calculate the sample needed, the minimal sample size was 664. The study used cluster random sampling and a structured self-administered questionnaire to meet health transformation strategy requirements. All study variables underwent descriptive and bivariate analysis. Result The survey received 1,381 responses, with 97.2% of participants being Saudi and 84.4% being male. 312 (22.6%) of participants self-reported their health status as weak; 615 (44.5%) self-reported as having a good health status; and 667 (48.3%) reported having high knowledge. 740 people (53.6%) said that health was very important in their daily lives. The evaluation rate for Ministry of Health services in primary healthcare centers was 585 (42.4%) medium and 398 (28.8%) media for inpatient services. Evaluation for surgical procedure availability was 388 (28.1%) media. The results showed there is a statistically significant relationship (p-value < 0.05) between health status and age, gender, knowledge, and the importance of a healthy lifestyle. And there is a statistically significant relationship between the availability and quality of the health service profile, including inpatient, outpatient, and virtual care. Nationality appears to be statistically insignificant. Conclusion Health promotion is effective because people are health conscious. The importance of health and lifestyle presents a tremendous opportunity to incorporate health into all policies and improve the availability of healthy lifestyle options and surroundings to support healthy behaviors that will reduce preventable disease and risk mortality and morbidity. Health status was also linked to healthcare availability and quality.
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Tao X, Li J, Gu Y, Ma L, Xu W, Wang R, Gao L, Zhang R, Wang H, Jiang Y. A National Quality Improvement Program on Ultrasound Department in China: A Controlled Cohort Study of 1297 Public Hospitals. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022; 20:397. [PMID: 36612718 PMCID: PMC9819884 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Providing high-quality medical services is of great importance in the imaging department, as there is a growing focus on personal health, and high-quality services can lead to improved patient outcomes. Many quality improvement (QI) programs with good guidance and fine measurement for improvement have been reported to be effective. In order to improve the quality of ultrasound departments in China, we conducted this study of a national quality improvement program. A total of 1297 public hospitals were included in this QI program on ultrasound departments in China from 2017 to 2019. The effect of this QI program was investigated, and potential factors, including hospital level and local economic development, were considered. The outcome indicators, the positive rate and diagnostic accuracy, were improved significantly between the two phases (positive rate, 2017 vs. 2019: 66.21% vs. 73.91%, p < 0.001; diagnostic accuracy, 2017 vs. 2019: 85.37% vs. 89.74%; p < 0.001). Additionally, they were improved in secondary and tertiary hospitals, with the improvement in secondary hospitals being greater. Notably, the enhancement of diagnostic accuracy in low-GDP provinces was almost 20%, which was more significant than the enhancement in high-GDP provinces. However, the important structural indicator, the doctor-to-patient ratio, decreased from 1.05:10,000 to 0.96:10,000 (p = 0.026). This study suggests that the national ultrasound QI program improved the outcome indicators, with secondary-level hospitals improving more than tertiary hospitals and low-GDP provinces improving more than high-GDP regions. Additionally, as there is a growing need for ultrasound examinations, more ultrasound doctors are needed in China.
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- Xixi Tao
- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
- National Ultrasound Quality Control Center, Beijing 100730, China
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Kotalux C, Kensakoo T, Srithumsuk W. Nursing outcome quality indicators for patients with ischemic stroke receiving thrombectomy treatment: A Delphi study. Belitung Nurs J 2022; 8:491-496. [PMID: 37554234 PMCID: PMC10405648 DOI: 10.33546/bnj.2230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Thrombectomy treatment is a critical procedure that emerged a few years ago, and nurses play a crucial role in the process, particularly in preventing complications and improving outcomes. Therefore, determining the quality of nursing care with best-fit quality indicators in patients with ischemic stroke receiving thrombectomy is necessary. However, no research has determined the nursing outcome quality indicators for these patients. OBJECTIVE This research aimed to identify the nursing outcome quality indicators for patients with ischemic stroke receiving thrombectomy treatment. METHODS Nineteen experts involved with patients with ischemic stroke receiving thrombectomy treatment were recruited. The Delphi method was implemented with three rounds between October 2021 to February 2022. Medians and interquartile ranges were analyzed. RESULTS Twenty-eight nursing outcome quality indicators were developed and grouped into three components, including 1) pre-procedure (five indicators), 2) intra-procedure (six indicators), and 3) post-procedure (17 indicators). CONCLUSION This study revealed that the post-procedure of thrombectomy treatment had a greater number compared to pre and intra-procedures. The quality indicators developed in this research are practical and appropriate for nursing practice to enhance the quality of nursing care for patients with ischemic stroke receiving thrombectomy treatment.
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- Chaiyuth Kotalux
- Stroke Unit, Neurological Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Nursing, Neurological Institute of Thailand, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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- Department of Adult and Gerontological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing Science and Allied Health, Phetchaburi Rajabhat University, Phetchaburi, 76000, Thailand
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Inada K, Fukumoto K, Hasegawa N, Yasuda Y, Yamada H, Hori H, Ichihashi K, Iida H, Ohi K, Muraoka H, Kodaka F, Ide K, Hashimoto N, Iga J, Ogasawara K, Atake K, Takaesu Y, Nagasawa T, Komatsu H, Okada T, Furihata R, Kido M, Kikuchi S, Kubota C, Makinodan M, Ochi S, Takeshima M, Yamagata H, Matsumoto J, Miura K, Usami M, Kishimoto T, Onitsuka T, Katsumoto E, Hishimoto A, Numata S, Yasui‐Furukori N, Watanabe K, Hashimoto R. Development of individual fitness score for conformity of prescriptions to the "Guidelines For Pharmacological Therapy of Schizophrenia". Neuropsychopharmacol Rep 2022; 42:502-509. [PMID: 36254805 PMCID: PMC9773743 DOI: 10.1002/npr2.12293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AIMS The Guidelines for the Pharmacotherapy of Schizophrenia were established to improve the quality of medical care, and the EGUIDE project was conducted to train clinicians on guideline usage. A quality indicator (QI) was established to measure the prevalence of the guidelines, and a survey was conducted, which revealed a gap between the guidelines and actual clinical practice (evidence-practice-gap). The purpose of this study was to develop an individual fitness score (IFS) formula that expresses the degree to which prescribers adhere to the Guidelines for Pharmacological Therapy of Schizophrenia in a simple manner, and to determine the validity of this formula from a survey of the prescriptions of the EGUIDE project participants'. METHODS To establish appropriate scores, members discussed the proposed formula and then voted on them. The IFS formula developed was set up so that antipsychotic monotherapy would be given 100 points, with points deducted if concomitant or adjunctive antipsychotic medications were used, and a minimum score of 0. To validate this formula, prescriptions of hospitalized schizophrenic patients at admission and at discharge were scored and compared. RESULT IFS points vary and ranged from 0 to100. The average pre-admission score for all subjects was 45.6, and the average score at discharge was 54, those were significantly higher during discharge. CONCLUSIONS We developed an IFS formula, a tool to easily visualize the degree to which current prescriptions conform to the guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of schizophrenia.
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- Ken Inada
- Department of Psychiatry, School of MedicineKitasato UniversitySagamiharaJapan
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- Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyoJapan,Life Grow Brilliant Mental ClinicMedical Corporation FosterOsakaJapan
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- Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyoJapan,Department of NeuropsychiatryHyogo Medical CollegeHyogoJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryFaculty of MedicineFukuoka UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of NeuropsychiatryUniversity of Tokyo HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryFaculty of MedicineFukuoka UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryGifu University Graduate School of MedicineGifuJapan
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of MedicineKitasato UniversitySagamiharaJapan,Department of PsychiatryTokyo Women's Medical UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryThe Jikei University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Hospital PharmacyHospital of University of Occupational and Environmental HealthFukuokaJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryHokkaido University Graduate School of MedicineHokkaidoJapan
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- Department of NeuropsychiatryEhime University Graduate School of MedicineEhimeJapan
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- Center for Postgraduate Clinical Training and Career DevelopmentNagoya University HospitalAchiJapan
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- Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corporation Kyushu Health Administration CenterFukuokaJapan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of MedicineUniversity of the RyukyusOkinawaJapan
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- Department of NeuroPsychiatry Kanazawa Medical UniversityIshikawaJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryTohoku University HospitalMiyagiJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryJichi Medical UniversityTochigiJapan
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- Agency for Student Support and Disability ResourcesKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Kido ClinicToyamaJapan,Department of NeuropsychiatryUniversity of Toyama Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical SciencesToyamaJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryTohoku University HospitalMiyagiJapan
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Center HospitalNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyoJapan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Molecules and FunctionEhime University Graduate School of MedicineEhimeJapan,Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral NeurobiologyUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamAlabamaUSA
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- Department of NeuropsychiatryAkita University Graduate School of MedicineAkitaJapan
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- Division of NeuropsychiatryDepartment of Neuroscience Yamaguchi University School of MedicineYamaguchiJapan
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- Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyoJapan
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kohnodai HospitalNational Center for Global Health and MedicineChibaJapan
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- Hills Joint Research Laboratory for Future Preventive Medicine and WellnessKeio University School of MedicineTokyoJapan
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- Department of Neuroimaging Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medical SciencesKyushu UniversityFukuokaJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryYokohama City University Graduate School of MedicineKanagawaJapan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Biomedical ScienceTokushima UniversityTokushimaJapan
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- Department of PsychiatryDokkyo Medical University School of MedicineTochigiJapan
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of MedicineKyorin UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Pathology of Mental Diseases, National Institute of Mental HealthNational Center of Neurology and PsychiatryTokyoJapan
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to describe pain, use of analgesics and quality of life (QoL) in people with dementia admitted to a Norwegian nursing home (NH), and to explore if and how pain was associated with their QoL when adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, other health conditions and use of analgesics. METHOD A total of 953 Norwegian NH residents with dementia (mean age 84.0, SD 7.5 years, 35.8% men) were included at admission to the NH. Pain and QoL were assessed using the Mobilization-Observation-Behavior-Intensity-Dementia-2 (MOBID-2) Pain Scale and the Quality of Life in Late-Stage Dementia (QUALID) scale, respectively. Severity of dementia, personal level of activities of daily living, general medical health, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and the use of psychotropic drugs and analgesics were assessed. RESULTS In total, 36% of the participants had clinically relevant pain intensity (MOBID-2 ≥ 3) and 52% received analgesics. Paracetamol was most frequently prescribed (45%). In an adjusted linear mixed model, more severe pain was associated with higher QUALID total scores, indicating poorer QoL (regression coefficient 0.52, 95% CI 0.36-0.69). CONCLUSION Pain prevalence at NH admission was high in residents with dementia; half used analgesics, particularly paracetamol. More severe pain was associated with poorer QoL when adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, other health conditions, and use of analgesics. The routine assessment of pain at NH admission can uncover undiagnosed and untreated pain and allow for adequate non-pharmacological and pharmacological pain management and likely increased QoL.
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- Anne-Sofie Helvik
- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.,Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Tønsberg, Norway
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- Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Tønsberg, Norway.,The Research Centre for Age Related Functional Decline and Diseases, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Ottestad, Norway
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- The Research Centre for Age Related Functional Decline and Diseases, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Ottestad, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Campus Ahus, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Health Services Research Unit, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Tønsberg, Norway.,Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute for Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Elderly and Nursing Home Medicine, University of Bergen, Norway.,Municipality of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Public Health and Nursing, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.,Vestfold Hospital Trust, Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health, Tønsberg, Norway
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Hardt JL, Merkow RP, Reissfelder C, Rahbari NN. Quality assurance and quality control in surgical oncology. J Surg Oncol 2022; 126:1560-1572. [PMID: 35994027 DOI: 10.1002/jso.27074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Even though surgery has remained a key component within multi-disciplinary cancer care, the expectations have changed. Instead of serving as a modality to free a patient of a mass at all means and at the risk of high morbidity, modern cancer surgery is expected to provide adequate tumor clearance with lowest invasiveness. This review summarizes the evidence on quality assurance in surgical oncology and gives a comprehensive overview of quality improvement tools.
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- Julia L Hardt
- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Monnier AA, D'Onofrio V, Willemsen I, Kluytmans-van den Bergh MFQ, Kluytmans JAJW, Schuermans A, Leroux-Roels I, Gyssens IC. Practice testing of generic quality indicators for responsible antibiotic use in 9 hospitals in the Dutch-Belgian border area. J Hosp Infect 2022; 129:153-161. [PMID: 35998836 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2022.07.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inpatient quality indicators (IQIs) were previously developed to assess responsible antibiotic use. The aim of this study was the practice testing of these QIs in the hospital setting. METHOD This study was performed within a Dutch-Belgian border network of hospitals implementing the Infection Risk Scan (IRIS) point prevalence survey (PPS) as part of the I-4-1-Health project. Twenty out of 51 DRIVE-AB IQIs, including 13 structure and 7 process IQIs, were tested. Data on structure IQIs were obtained through a web-based questionnaire sent to the hospital medical microbiologists. PPS data from October-December 2018 were used to calculate performance scores for the process QIs. RESULTS Nine hospitals participated. Regarding structure IQIs: the lowest performance scores were observed for recommendations for microbiological investigations in the guidelines and the use of an approval system for restricted antibiotics. In addition, most hospitals reported that some antibiotics were out of stock due to shortages. Regarding process IQIs: 697 systemic antibiotic prescriptions were used to calculate performance scores. The lowest score was observed for documentation of an antibiotic plan in the medical file (58.8%). Performance scores for IQIs on guideline compliance varied between 74.1% and 82.3% for different aspects of the antibiotic regimen (duration, choice, route, timing). CONCLUSION This multicentre practice testing of IQIs identified improvement targets for stewardship efforts for both structure and process aspects of antibiotic care (approval system for restricted antibiotics, documentation of antibiotic plan). These results can guide the design of future PPS studies and a more extensive evaluation of the clinimetric properties of the IQIs.
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- Annelie A Monnier
- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, And Radboudumc Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, And Radboudumc Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands; Contrain infectiepreventiecoach, Breda, the Netherlands
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- Department of Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands; Amphia Academy Infectious Disease Foundation, Amphia Hospital Breda, the Netherlands; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Infection Control, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands; Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands; Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands
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- Department of Infection Control and epidemiology, University Hospitals Leuven, KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine, And Radboudumc Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Ren N, Ogata S, Kiyoshige E, Nishimura K, Nishimura A, Matsuo R, Kitazono T, Higashi T, Ogasawara K, Iihara K. Associations Between Adherence to Evidence-Based, Stroke Quality Indicators and Outcomes of Acute Reperfusion Therapy. Stroke 2022; 53:3359-3368. [PMID: 35971841 PMCID: PMC9586826 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.121.038483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Quality indicators (QIs) are an accepted tool for measuring a hospital’s performance in routine care. We examined national trends in adherence to the QIs developed by the Close The Gap-Stroke program by combining data from the health insurance claims database and electronic medical records, and the association between adherence to these QIs and early outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke in Japan.
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- Nice Ren
- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan (N.R., S.O., E.K., K.N.).,Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. (N.R., A.N.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan (N.R., S.O., E.K., K.N.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan (N.R., S.O., E.K., K.N.)
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- Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan (N.R., S.O., E.K., K.N.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. (N.R., A.N.)
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- Department of Health Care Administration and Management, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. (R.M.)
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. (T.K.)
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- Center for Cancer Registries, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Tokyo (T.H.)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan (K.O.)
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- Director General, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital, Suita, Japan (K.I.)
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Laatikainen T, Inglin L, Chonmurunov I, Stambekov B, Altymycheva A, Farrington JL. National electronic primary health care database in monitoring performance of primary care in Kyrgyzstan. Prim Health Care Res Dev 2022; 23:e6. [PMID: 35109952 DOI: 10.1017/S1463423622000019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of the national electronic primary health care (PHC) database in Kyrgyzstan in producing information on the disease burden of the patient population and on the processes and quality of care of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in PHC. Background: Strengthening of the PHC is essential for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to tackle the increasing burden of NCDs. Capacity building and quality improvement require timely data on processes and quality of care. Methods: A data extraction was carried out covering four PHC clinics in Bishkek in 2019 to pilot the use of the national data for quality assessment purposes. The data included patient-level information on all appointments in the clinics during the year 2018 and consisted of data of altogether 48 564 patients. Evaluation indicators of the WHO Package of Essential NCD Interventions framework were used to assess the process and outcome indicators of patients with hypertension or diabetes. Findings: The extracted data enabled the identification of different patient populations and analyses of various process and outcome indicators. The legibility of data was good and the structured database enabled easy data extraction and variable formation on patient level. As an example of process and outcome indicators of those with hypertension, the blood pressure was measured at least on two occasions of 90% of women and 89% of men, and blood pressure control was achieved among 61% of women and 53% of men with hypertension. This study showed that a rather basic system gathering nationally patient-level data to an electronic database can serve as an excellent information source for national authorities. Investments should be made to develop electronic health records and national databases also in LMICs.
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Joseph JM, Gori D, Curtin C, Hah J, Ho VT, Asch SM, Hernandez-Boussard T. Gaps in standardized postoperative pain management quality measures: A systematic review. Surgery 2022; 171:453-458. [PMID: 34538340 PMCID: PMC8792158 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2021.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The goal of this study was an assessment of availability postoperative pain management quality measures and National Quality Forum-endorsed measures. Postoperative pain is an important clinical timepoint because poor pain control can lead to patient suffering, chronic opiate use, and/or chronic pain. Quality measures can guide best practices, but it is unclear whether there are measures for managing pain after surgery. METHODS The National Quality Forum Quality Positioning System, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Indicators, and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Measures Inventory Tool databases were searched in November 2019. We conducted a systematic literature review to further identify quality measures in research publications, clinical practice guidelines, and gray literature for the period between March 11, 2015 and March 11, 2020. RESULTS Our systematic review yielded 1,328 publications, of which 206 were pertinent. Nineteen pain management quality measures were identified from the quality measure databases, and 5 were endorsed by National Quality Forum. The National Quality Forum measures were not specific to postoperative pain management. Three of the non-endorsed measures were specific to postoperative pain. CONCLUSION The dearth of published postoperative pain management quality measures, especially National Quality Forum-endorsed measures, highlights the need for more rigorous evidence and widely endorsed postoperative pain quality measures to guide best practices.
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, CA; Department of Surgery, Stanford University, CA. https://twitter.com/ccurtinprs
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- Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, CA. https://twitter.com/JenniferHahMD
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- Department of Surgery, Stanford University, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, CA; Center for Innovation to Implementation, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, CA. https://twitter.com/steveaschmd
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University, CA; Department of Surgery, Stanford University, CA; Department of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University, CA.
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Jukić M, Biuk I, Pogorelić Z. The Incidence and Causes of Unplanned Reoperations as a Quality Indicator in Pediatric Surgery. Children (Basel) 2022; 9:106. [PMID: 35053730 DOI: 10.3390/children9010106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Background: Unplanned return to the operating room (uROR) within the 30-day postoperative period can be used as a quality indicator in pediatric surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate and evaluate uROR as a quality indicator. Methods: The case records of pediatric patients who underwent reoperation within the 30-day period after primary surgery, from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome of the study was the rate of uROR as a quality indicator in pediatric surgery. Secondary outcomes were indications for primary and secondary surgery, types and management of complications, factors that led to uROR, length of hospital stay, duration of surgery and anesthesia, and starting time of surgery. Results: A total of 3982 surgical procedures, under general anesthesia, were performed during the three-year study period (2018, n = 1432; 2019, n = 1435; 2020, n = 1115). Elective and emergency surgeries were performed in 3032 (76.1%) and 950 (23.9%) patients, respectively. During the study period 19 (0.5%) pediatric patients, with the median age of 11 years (IQR 3, 16), underwent uROR within the 30-day postoperative period. The uROR incidence was 6 (0.4%), 6 (0.4%), and 7 (0.6%) for years 2018, 2019, and 2020, respectively (p = 0.697). The incidence of uROR was significantly higher in males (n = 14; 73.7%) than in females (n = 5; 26.3%) (p = 0.002). The share of unplanned reoperations in studied period was 4.5 times higher in primarily emergency surgeries compared to primarily elective surgeries (p < 0.001). The difference in incidence was 0.9% (95% CI, 0.4–1.4). Out of children that underwent uROR within the 30-day period after elective procedures, 50% had American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score three or higher (p = 0.016). The most common procedure which led to uROR was appendectomy (n = 5, 26.3%) while the errors in surgical technique were the most common cause for uROR (n = 11, 57.9%). Conclusion: Unplanned reoperations within the 30-day period after the initial surgical procedure can be a good quality indicator in pediatric surgery. Risk factors associated with uROR are emergency surgery, male gender, and ASA score ≥3 in elective pediatric surgery.
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Huang WC, Chen YJ, Lin MHC, Lee MH. Analysis of neurosurgical procedures with unplanned reoperation for quality improvement: A 5-year single hospital study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e28403. [PMID: 34967375 PMCID: PMC8718219 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The unplanned return to the operating room rate is a quality metric for assessing hospital performance. This study aimed to evaluate the cause, incidence, and time interval of unplanned returns in index neurosurgical procedures within 30 days of the initial surgery as an internal audit. We retrospectively analyzed neurosurgical procedures between January 2015, and December 2019, in a single regional hospital. The definition of an unplanned return to the operating room was a patient who underwent two operations within 30 days when the second procedure was not planned, staged, or related to the natural course of the disease.A total of 4365 patients were identified in our analysis, of which 93 (2%) had an unplanned return to the operating room within 30 days of their initial surgery during admission. The most common reason for an unplanned return to the operating room for a cranial procedure was hemorrhage, followed by hydrocephalus and subdural effusion, which accounted for 49.5%(46/93), 12%(11/93), and 5.4%(5/93) of cases, respectively. In spinal procedures, the most common cause of return was a residual disc, followed by surgical site infection, which accounted for 5.4%(5/93) and 4.3%(4/93) of cases, respectively. The overall median time interval for unplanned returns to the operating room was 3 days (interquartile range, 1-9).Lowering the rate of postoperative hemorrhage in cranial surgery and postoperative residual disc in spine surgery was crucial as an internal audit in a 5-year single institute follow-up. However, the unplanned reoperation rate is less helpful in benchmarking because of the heterogeneity of patients between hospitals.
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- Wei-Chao Huang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-Yi Branch, Pu Tz City, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-Yi Branch, Pu Tz City, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-Yi Branch, Pu Tz City, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chia-Yi Branch, Pu Tz City, Chia-Yi, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the quality of colonoscopies performed after a positive faecal immunochemical test in the French colorectal cancer screening programme. METHODS Retrospective analysis of all colonoscopies performed between 2015 and 2019 after a positive quantitative faecal immunochemical test in the population-based colorectal cancer screening programme organised in Alsace, part of the French programme. The following indicators were evaluated: annual colonoscopy volume, caecal intubation rate, adenoma detection rate, proximal serrated lesion detection rate and proportion of patients referred directly to surgery for benign polyp management. Endoscopists who performed <30 faecal immunochemical test positive colonoscopies were non-assessable. RESULTS Overall, 13,455 faecal immunochemical test-positive colonoscopies performed by 116 community gastroenterologists were included, 13,067 of them by 80 assessable endoscopists. The overall caecal intubation, adenoma detection and proximal serrated lesion detection rates were 97.9%, 57.6% and 7.6%, respectively. They were <90%, <45% and <1% for 1.3%, 12.5% and 6.3% of the endoscopists, respectively. Overall, 1028 (7.9%) individuals were examined by 13 low-performing endoscopists and 328 (2.4%) individuals by 33 low-volume non-assessable endoscopists. Among 9133 individuals harbouring polyps, 155 (1.7%) had unwarranted surgery for a benign polyp. Overall, 1487 individuals (11.1%; 95% confidence interval 10.5-11.6) were not given the best possible chances, whereas 5545 individuals (41.2%; 95% confidence interval 40.4-42.0) were offered the best possible chances by 37 endoscopists. CONCLUSIONS At programme level, the key performance indicators evaluated largely exceeded the target standards. At individual level, at least one in nine individuals was not given the best possible chances during faecal immunochemical test-positive colonoscopies by a minority of poor-performing and/or low-volume endoscopists.
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- Bernard Denis
- Service d'hépato-gastroentérologie, Hôpital Pasteur, France.,ADECA Alsace, France
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Zrelak PA, Utter GH, McDonald KM, Houchens RL, Davies SM, Skinner HG, Owens PL, Romano PS. Incorporating Harms into the Weighting of the Revised AHRQ Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite (PSI 90). Health Serv Res 2021; 57:654-667. [PMID: 34859429 DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To reweight the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety for Selected Indicators Composite [Patient Safety Indicator (PSI) 90] from weights based solely on the frequency of component PSIs to those that incorporate excess harm reflecting patients' preferences for outcome-related health states. DATA SOURCES National administrative and claims data involving hospitalizations in non-federal, non-rehabilitation, acute care hospitals. STUDY DESIGN We estimated the average excess aggregate harm associated with the occurrence of each component PSI using a cohort sample for each indicator based on denominator-eligible records. We used propensity scores to account for potential confounding in the risk models for each PSI and weighted observations to estimate the "average treatment effect in the treated" for those with the PSI event. We fit separate regression models for each harm outcome. Final PSI weights reflected both the disutilities and the frequencies of the harms. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS We estimated PSI frequencies from the 2012 Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient Databases with present on admission data and excess harms using 2012-2013 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Fee-for-Service data. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Including harms in the weighting scheme changed individual component weights from the original frequency-based weighting. In the reweighted composite, PSIs 11 ("Postoperative Respiratory Failure"), 13 ("Postoperative Sepsis"), and 12 ("Perioperative Pulmonary Embolism or Deep Vein Thrombosis") contributed the greatest harm, with weights of 29.7%, 21.1%, and 20.4%, respectively. Regarding reliability, the overall average hospital signal-to-noise ratio for the reweighted PSI 90 was 0.7015. Regarding discrimination, among hospitals with greater than median volume, 34% had significantly better PSI 90 performance and 41% had significantly worse performance than benchmark rates (based on percentiles). CONCLUSIONS Reformulation of PSI 90 with harm-based weights is feasible and results in satisfactory reliability and discrimination, with a more clinically meaningful distribution of component weights.
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- University of California, Davis, Medical Center, 2335 Stockton Blvd., North Addition Office Building, Room 5027, Sacramento, California, United States
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- Johns Hopkins University Schools of Nursing and Medicine, 525 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 07W42, Mail Stop Number 7W25B, Rockville, Maryland, United States
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- University of California, Davis, Medical Center, 4150 V Street, PSSB Suite 2400, Sacramento, California, United States
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Shirane S, Michihata N, Yoshiuchi K, Ariyoshi K, Iwase S, Morita K, Matsui H, Fushimi K, Yasunaga H. Evaluation of quality indicators near death in older adult cancer decedents in Japan: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021; 51:1643-1648. [PMID: 34530454 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyab145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES End-of-life cancer care is important; however, data on hospitalization and costs for older patients have been lacking. We aimed to examine quality indicators and costs for older patients in Japan. METHODS Using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination database, a national database of acute-care hospitals in Japan, we retrospectively collected data on cancer decedents aged ≥65 years. We evaluated the quality indicators (hospitalizations, length of stay in the hospital, emergency hospitalizations, emergency hospitalizations using an ambulance, intensive care unit [ICU] admissions, length of stay in the ICU, interval between last chemotherapy use and death, and chemotherapy within 14 days before death) and hospitalization costs at 30, 90 and 180 days before death. We compared the outcomes across age groups (65-74, 75-84 and ≥ 85 years). RESULTS Between January 2011 and March 2015, we identified 369 616 cancer decedents. From 180 to 30 days before death, there were increases in emergency hospitalizations, emergency hospitalizations using an ambulance, and the mean costs per hospital day. Overall, 16.7% of patients receiving chemotherapy last received this treatment on the day before death or the day of death. Costs decreased with increasing age. The group aged ≥85 years had the shortest hospital and ICU stays and the lowest multiple hospitalizations, ICU admissions, chemotherapy within 14 days before death, and costs. CONCLUSIONS Many older adult patients had emergency hospitalizations and received chemotherapy just prior to death, and there is room for improvement in appropriate end-of-life care. Oldest old patients consumed relatively few medical resources.
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- Sachie Shirane
- Department of Stress Sciences and Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Services Research, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Stress Sciences and Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Data Management, Japanese Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Data Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Emergency and Palliative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Health Policy and Informatics, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Graduate School, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Kottmann A, Krüger AJ, Sunde GA, Røislien J, Heltne JK, Carron PN, Lockey D, Sollid SJM. Establishing quality indicators for prehospital advanced airway management: a modified nominal group technique consensus process. Br J Anaesth 2021; 128:e143-e150. [PMID: 34674835 PMCID: PMC8792832 DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.08.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Pre-hospital advanced airway management is a complex intervention composed of numerous steps, interactions, and variables that can be delivered to a high standard in the pre-hospital setting. Standard research methods have struggled to evaluate this complex intervention because of considerable heterogeneity in patients, providers, and techniques. In this study, we aimed to develop a set of quality indicators to evaluate pre-hospital advanced airway management. Methods We used a modified nominal group technique consensus process comprising three email rounds and a consensus meeting among a group of 16 international experts. The final set of quality indicators was assessed for usability according to the National Quality Forum Measure Evaluation Criteria. Results Seventy-seven possible quality indicators were identified through a narrative literature review with a further 49 proposed by panel experts. A final set of 17 final quality indicators composed of three structure-, nine process-, and five outcome-related indicators, was identified through the consensus process. The quality indicators cover all steps of pre-hospital advanced airway management from preoxygenation and use of rapid sequence induction to the ventilatory state of the patient at hospital delivery, prior intubation experience of provider, success rates and complications. Conclusions We identified a set of quality indicators for pre-hospital advanced airway management that represent a practical tool to measure, report, analyse, and monitor quality and performance of this complex intervention.
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- Alexandre Kottmann
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Research and Development Department, Oslo, Norway; Lausanne University Hospital, Emergency Department, Lausanne, Switzerland; University of Stavanger, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Quality and Health Technology, Stavanger, Norway; Rega - Swiss Air Ambulance, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Research and Development Department, Oslo, Norway; St. Olav University Hospital, Department of Emergency Medicine and Pre-Hospital Services, Trondheim, Norway; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Institute of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Research and Development Department, Oslo, Norway; Haukeland University Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Bergen, Norway; Helicopter Emergency Service, Bergen, Norway
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Research and Development Department, Oslo, Norway; University of Stavanger, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Quality and Health Technology, Stavanger, Norway
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- Haukeland University Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Bergen, Norway; Helicopter Emergency Service, Bergen, Norway; University of Bergen, Department of Clinical Medicine, Bergen, Norway
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- Emergency Medical Retrieval and Transfer Service, Dafen, UK; Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Edinburgh, UK
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- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, Research and Development Department, Oslo, Norway; University of Stavanger, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Quality and Health Technology, Stavanger, Norway
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March-López P, Freixa IA, Gil MM, Espinoza GA, Polonio LO, Paredes EC, Sanchez MC, Sangrador C, Pardo J, Nicolás J, Calbo E. Applicability of Quality Indicators for Appropriate Antibiotic use in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT): A Point Prevalence Survey. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:713882. [PMID: 34512344 PMCID: PMC8425449 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.713882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The ability to measure the quality of antibiotic prescription is a critical element in any antimicrobial stewardship programme. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinimetric properties of 33 quality indicators (QIs) developed to assess Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) and to identify potential room for improvement in a hospital-at-home (HaH) unit. Study performed in a healthcare district in Barcelona, Spain with 260,657 inhabitants, nine primary healthcare centres, a 400-bed acute care teaching hospital, and an HaH unit. We studied 33 QIs on appropriate antibiotic use and classified them as qualitative or quantitative. Quantitative QIs were further categorized as measurable or non-measurable depending on the availability of data in the patients’ medical records. Data from 202 OPAT episodes in 192 patients were assessed. Adherence was found for 22 of the 24 qualitative QIs analyzed; the other two showed room for improvement. Four of the nine quantitative indicators were non-measurable. High adherence rates were achieved for QI-17 “The OPAT plan should be documented” (84.65%), QI-26 “The OPAT treatment plan should include choice, dose, frequency, duration and follow-up plan” (79.70%), and QI-33 “The team should document clinical response” (94.55%). Adverse events were documented in just 1.98% of cases (QI-32) and 92.57% patients were classified as alive on discharge (QI-24). The QIs evaluated were applicable to clinical practice and proved useful for identifying areas with room for improvement in our setting and for guiding the design of future interventions with specific objectives.
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- Pablo March-López
- Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.,School of Medicine, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital at Home Unit Nurse, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacy Department, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain.,Pharmacy Department, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Medicine, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.,Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain
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Kottmann A, Pasquier M, Strapazzon G, Zafren K, Ellerton J, Paal P. Quality Indicators for Avalanche Victim Management and Rescue. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18189570. [PMID: 34574495 PMCID: PMC8464975 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18189570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 09/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Decisions in the management and rescue of avalanche victims are complex and must be made in difficult, sometimes dangerous, environments. Our goal was to identify indicators for quality measurement in the management and rescue of avalanche victims. The International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) convened a group of internal and external experts. We used brainstorming and a five-round modified nominal group technique to identify the most relevant quality indicators (QIs) according to the National Quality Forum Measure Evaluation Criteria. Using a consensus process, we identified a set of 23 QIs to measure the quality of the management and rescue of avalanche victims. These QIs may be a valuable tool for continuous quality improvement. They allow objective feedback to rescuers regarding clinical performance and identify areas that should be the foci of further quality improvement efforts in avalanche rescue.
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- Alexandre Kottmann
- Rega—Swiss Air Ambulance, Zürich Airport, 8058 Zürich, Switzerland
- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland; (G.S.); (K.Z.); (J.E.); (P.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland;
- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland; (G.S.); (K.Z.); (J.E.); (P.P.)
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland; (G.S.); (K.Z.); (J.E.); (P.P.)
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
- CNSAS—Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico, National Medical School, 20124 Milano, Italy
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland; (G.S.); (K.Z.); (J.E.); (P.P.)
- Alaska Native Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 4300 Diplomacy Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
- Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 900 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland; (G.S.); (K.Z.); (J.E.); (P.P.)
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- International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland; (G.S.); (K.Z.); (J.E.); (P.P.)
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Kajetanerplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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Wu H, Kouladjian O'Donnell L, Fujita K, Masnoon N, Hilmer SN. Deprescribing in the Older Patient: A Narrative Review of Challenges and Solutions. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:3793-3807. [PMID: 34335046 PMCID: PMC8317936 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s253177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Polypharmacy is a major challenge in healthcare for older people, and is associated with increased risks of adverse outcomes, such as delirium, falls, frailty, cognitive impairment and hospitalization. There is significant public and professional interest in the role of deprescribing in reducing medication-related harms in older people. We aim to provide a narrative review of 1) the safety and efficacy of deprescribing interventions, 2) the challenges and solutions of deprescribing research and implementation in clinical practice, and 3) the benefits of using Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems (CCDSS) and Quality Indicators (QIs) in deprescribing research and practice. Deprescribing is an established management strategy to minimize polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medications. There is limited clinical evidence for its efficacy on global and geriatric outcomes. Various challenges at patient, healthcare professional and healthcare system levels may impact on the success of deprescribing interventions in research and practice. Management strategies that target all levels of the healthcare system are required to overcome these challenges. Future studies may consider large multicenter prospective designs to establish the effects and sustainability of deprescribing interventions on clinical outcomes.
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- Harry Wu
- Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Pharmacy, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia
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- Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Aged Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Kolling Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Onishi R, Hatakeyama Y, Matsumoto K, Seto K, Hirata K, Hasegawa T. Characteristics and Trends of the Hospital Standardized Readmission Ratios for Pneumonia: A Retrospective Observational Study Using Japanese Administrative Claims Data from 2010 to 2018. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18147624. [PMID: 34300075 PMCID: PMC8304042 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Previous studies indicated that optimal care for pneumonia during hospitalization might reduce the risk of in-hospital mortality and subsequent readmission. This study was a retrospective observational study using Japanese administrative claims data from April 2010 to March 2019. We analyzed data from 167,120 inpatients with pneumonia ≥15 years old in the benchmarking project managed by All Japan Hospital Association. Hospital-level risk-adjusted ratios of 30-day readmission for pneumonia were calculated using multivariable logistic regression analyses. The Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation in each consecutive period. In the analysis using complete 9-year data including 54,756 inpatients, the hospital standardized readmission ratios (HSRRs) showed wide variation among hospitals and improvement trend (r = −0.18, p = 0.03). In the analyses of trends in each consecutive period, the HSRRS were positively correlated between ‘2010–2012’ and ‘2013–2015’ (r = 0.255, p = 0.010), and ‘2013–2015’ and ‘2016–2018’ (r = 0.603, p < 0.001). This study denoted the HSRRs for pneumonia could be calculated using Japanese administrative claims data. The HSRRs significantly varied among hospitals with comparable case-mix, and could relatively evaluate the quality of preventing readmission including long-term trends. The HSRRs can be used as yet another measure to help improve quality of care over time if other indicators are examined in parallel.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-03-3762-4151 (ext. 2415); Fax: +81-03-5493-5417
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Bhat S, Wells CI, Tan J, Bissett IP, Lill M. Colonoscopy quality indicators in patients with and without prior colonic resection: A single-centre prospective comparative study. Colorectal Dis 2021; 23:1755-1764. [PMID: 33714237 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Effective colonoscopy relies on meeting rigorous quality control thresholds. Some earlier studies evaluating colonoscopy key performance indicators (KPIs) have excluded patients who have previously undergone colonic resection (i.e., they have a nonintact colon); such patients also deserve high-quality colonoscopy. This study aimed to compare colonoscopy KPIs between patients with nonintact and intact colons. METHOD Consecutive colonoscopies performed at Whanganui Hospital (New Zealand) between September 2016 and March 2020 were included. The primary outcome was the caecal or ileal intubation rate (CIIR). Secondary outcomes were the adenoma detection rate (ADR), polyp detection rate (PDR), colonoscope withdrawal time (CWT) and caecal or ileal intubation time (CIIT). RESULTS In total, 3017 colonoscopies were performed: 322 in nonintact colons and 2695 in intact colons. CIIR was significantly higher in nonintact than in intact colons (98.4% vs. 95.0%; P = 0.0086). When all colonoscopies were included, the CIIR was 95.4%; this value decreased to 95.0% when nonintact colonoscopies were excluded. However, the ADR (39.9% vs. 38.8%; P = 0.77) and PDR (58.4% vs. 59.1%; P = 0.86) were similar for both nonintact and intact colons. CWT (P < 0.0001) and CIIT (P < 0.0001) were significantly shorter in participants with nonintact colons. CONCLUSION The CIIR exceeded recommended targets and was 3.4% higher in patients with nonintact than intact colons. Patients with nonintact colons comprise a small proportion of the overall colonoscopy cohort and it is unlikely that this small difference is relevant for most endoscopists or endoscopy units. The ADR and PDR were similar among patients with nonintact and intact colons, despite nonintact colonoscopies being significantly quicker. Patients with nonintact colons deserve high-quality colonoscopy and therefore their KPIs should be included in colonoscopy performance reports.
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- Sameer Bhat
- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Whanganui Hospital, Whanganui District Health Board, Whanganui, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Whanganui Hospital, Whanganui District Health Board, Whanganui, New Zealand
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Eren F, Tuncay ME, Oguz EF, Neselioglu S, Erel O. The response of total testing process in clinical laboratory medicine to COVID-19
pandemic. Biochem Med (Zagreb) 2021; 31:020713. [PMID: 34140836 PMCID: PMC8183122 DOI: 10.11613/bm.2021.020713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Introduction Following a pandemic, laboratory medicine is vulnerable to laboratory errors due to the stressful and high workloads. We aimed to examine how laboratory errors may arise from factors, e.g., flexible working order, staff displacement, changes in the number of tests, and samples will reflect on the total test process (TTP) during the pandemic period. Materials and methods In 12 months, 6 months before and during the pandemic, laboratory errors were assessed via quality indicators (QIs) related to TTP phases. QIs were grouped as pre-, intra- and postanalytical. The results of QIs were expressed in defect percentages and sigma, evaluated with 3 levels of performance quality: 25th, 50th and 75th percentile values. Results When the pre- and during pandemic periods were compared, the sigma value of the samples not received was significantly lower in pre-pandemic group than during pandemic group (4.7σ vs. 5.4σ, P = 0.003). The sigma values of samples transported inappropriately and haemolysed samples were significantly higher in pre-pandemic period than during pandemic (5.0σ vs. 4.9σ, 4.3σ vs. 4.1σ; P = 0.046 and P = 0.044, respectively). Sigma value of tests with inappropriate IQC performances was lower during pandemic compared to the pre-pandemic period (3.3σ vs. 3.2σ, P = 0.081). Sigma value of the reports delivered outside the specified time was higher during pandemic than pre-pandemic period (3.0σ vs. 3.1σ, P = 0.030). Conclusion In all TTP phases, some quality indicators improved while others regressed during the pandemic period. It was observed that preanalytical phase was affected more by the pandemic.
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- Funda Eren
- Central Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Central Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.,Department of Biochemistry, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Central Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Central Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.,Department of Biochemistry, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Central Biochemistry Laboratory, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.,Department of Biochemistry, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Stokstad T, Sørhaug S, Amundsen T, Grønberg BH. Associations Between Time to Treatment Start and Survival in Patients With Lung Cancer. In Vivo 2021; 35:1595-1603. [PMID: 33910841 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Time-to-treatment is defined as a quality indicator for cancer care but is not well documented. We investigated whether meeting Norwegian timeframes of 35/42 days from referral until start of chemotherapy or surgery/radiotherapy for lung cancer was associated with survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS The medical records of 439 lung cancer patients at a regional cancer center were reviewed and categorized according to treatment: (i) surgery; ii) radical radiotherapy; iii) stereotactic radiotherapy; iv) palliative treatment, no cancer symptoms; v) palliative treatment with severe cancer symptoms). RESULTS Proportions receiving timely treatment varied significantly at 39%, 48%, 10%, 44% and 89%, respectively (p<0.001). Overall, those starting treatment on time had the shortest median overall survival (10.6 vs. 22.6 months; p<0.001). This was also the case for palliative (5.3 vs. 11.4 months) (p<0.001) but not for curative treatment (not reached vs. 38.3 months) (p=0.038). CONCLUSION Timely treatment is not necessarily associated with improved survival.
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- Trine Stokstad
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Gynecology, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Thoracic Medicine, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Thoracic Medicine, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; .,Department of Oncology, St. Olav's Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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Arita J, Yamamoto H, Kokudo T, Hasegawa K, Miyata H, Toh Y, Gotoh M, Kokudo N, Kakeji Y, Seto Y. Impact of board certification system and adherence to the clinical practice guidelines for liver cancer on post-hepatectomy risk-adjusted mortality rate in Japan: A questionnaire survey of departments registered with the National Clinical Database. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2021; 28:801-811. [PMID: 34043880 PMCID: PMC8597098 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Revised: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Background It is unclear to what extent a board certification system and implementation of clinical guidelines improves the quality of hepatectomy. Methods A web‐based questionnaire survey was administered to departments registered with the National Clinical Database (NCD) in Japan between 1 October 2014 and 31 January 2015. Quality indicators (QIs), including affiliations with academic societies, numbers of board‐certified doctors affiliated with each institute, and adherence to clinical practice guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma, were evaluated by calculating risk‐adjusted odds ratios (AORs) for 90‐day postoperative mortality of patients who had undergone hepatectomy in 2013 and 2014. Results Of 1255 departments that had registered at least one hepatectomy in NCD, 592 departments, performing 8601 hepatectomies in total, responded to the questionnaire. AORs were significantly lower in departments that were certified as training hospitals by the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Society, Japanese Society of Hepato‐Biliary‐Pancreatic Surgery (JSHBPS), and Japan Society of Hepatology than in non‐certified departments. Affiliation of three or more JSHBPS‐certified experts or instructors with an institution also contributed to low AORs. None of the QIs regarding implementation of guidelines significantly impacted on the AOR. Conclusions Quality indicator measurements may improve quality of post‐hepatectomy outcomes in Japan.
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- Junichi Arita
- Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan, Japan Society of Hepatology, Tokyo, Japan.,The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Clinical Database, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Healthcare Quality Assessment, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan, Japan Society of Hepatology, Tokyo, Japan.,The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan, Japan Society of Hepatology, Tokyo, Japan.,The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Clinical Database, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Healthcare Quality Assessment, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Liver Cancer Study Group of Japan, Japan Society of Hepatology, Tokyo, Japan.,The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,National Center for Global health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
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- The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, Tokyo, Japan.,National Clinical Database, Tokyo, Japan.,Gastrointestinal Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Saito Y, Oka S, Kawamura T, Shimoda R, Sekiguchi M, Tamai N, Hotta K, Matsuda T, Misawa M, Tanaka S, Iriguchi Y, Nozaki R, Yamamoto H, Yoshida M, Fujimoto K, Inoue H. Colonoscopy screening and surveillance guidelines. Dig Endosc 2021; 33:486-519. [PMID: 33713493 DOI: 10.1111/den.13972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 02/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The Colonoscopy Screening and Surveillance Guidelines were developed by the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society as basic guidelines based on the scientific methods. The importance of endoscopic screening and surveillance for both detection and post-treatment follow-up of colorectal cancer has been recognized as essential to reduce disease mortality. There is limited high-level evidence in this field; therefore, we had to focus on the consensus of experts. These clinical practice guidelines consist of 20 clinical questions and eight background knowledge topics that have been determined as the current guiding principles.
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- Yutaka Saito
- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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- Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society, Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract
Objective Newborn screening (NBS) programs benefit tens of millions of infants
worldwide each year. However, the extremely large screening populations and
number of laboratories involved pose great challenges to maintaining high
screening quality. To achieve continuous quality improvement, we established
a comprehensive quality management system (CQMS) in southwest China. Methods External quality assessment (EQA) and internal quality control were carried
out for basic quality management. We used 16 quality indicators (QIs) to
monitor the entire screening process, with external supervision from the
China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment. All
retrospective data for quality assessment were collected consecutively from
laboratory management and patient follow-up systems. Results From 2015 to 2019, satisfactory EQA performance was achieved, with an average
score greater than 97 for each screening item. QI monitoring showed that NBS
quality improved continuously. The rate of health education provision
increased from 90.9% to 100% and the recall rate after a positive primary
screening increased from 85.4% to 99.2%. The unsatisfactory specimen rate
and rate of newborns lost to follow-up decreased to 0.38% and 0.08%,
respectively. Conclusions Implementing a CQMS and monitoring the whole screening process using QIs may
yield continuous quality improvement of NBS.
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- Chao-Wen Yu
- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China
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- Center for Clinical Molecular Medicine & Newborn Screening, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Child Health and Disorders; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders; China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders; Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing, China.,Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Stem Cell Therapy, Chongqing, China
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Falstie-Jensen AM, Bogh SB, Johnsen SP. Consecutive cycles of accreditation and quality of in-hospital care: a Danish population-based study. Int J Qual Health Care 2021; 33:6183633. [PMID: 33755173 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzab048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 01/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about whether repeated cycles of hospital accreditation are a robust method to improve quality of care continuously. OBJECTIVE We aimed to examine the association between compliance with consecutive cycles of accreditation and quality of in-hospital care. METHODS We conducted a Danish nationwide population-based study including patients aged 18 years treated for acute stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, heart failure or hip fracture at public, non-psychiatric hospitals. From 2012 to 2015, two cycles of national hospital accreditation were completed, resulting in 12 high and 14 low compliant hospitals (Low = partially accredited in both cycles). Our outcome measure was quality of in-hospital care measured by 39 process performance measures (PPMs), reflecting recommendations from the national clinical guidelines by adherence to (i) individual PPMs and (ii) the full bundle of PPMs (all-or-none). We computed adjusted odds ratios (ORs) using logistic regression based on robust standard error estimation for cluster sampling of data at hospital level. RESULTS In total, 78 387 patient pathways covering 508 816 processes were included, of which 47% had been delivered at high compliant hospitals and 53% at low compliant hospitals, respectively. Compliance with consecutive cycles was not associated with improved quality of in-hospital care (individual: OR = 0.92, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.77-1.10; All-or-none: OR = 0.87, 95% CI: 0.66-1.15). However, in the second cycle alone, patients treated at partially accredited hospitals had a lower adherence than patients treated at fully accredited hospitals (Individual: OR = 0.84, 95% CI: 0.71-0.99; All-or-none: OR = 0.78, 95% CI: 0.59-1.03). The association was particularly strong among patients treated at partially accredited hospitals required to submit additional documentation. CONCLUSION Compliance with consecutive cycles of hospital accreditation in Denmark was not associated with improved quality of in-hospital care. However, compliance with the second cycle alone was associated with improved quality of in-hospital care.
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- Institute of Regional Health Research, OPEN Odense Patient data Explorative Network, University of Southern Denmark, J. B. Winsløws Vej 9 a, 3. sal, Odense C, Region of Southern Denmark 5000, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Danish Center for Clinical Health Services Research, Aalborg University, Mølleparkvej 10, Aalborg 9000, Denmark
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Skyrud KD, Bukholm IRK. Correlation between compensated patient claims and 30-day mortality. Int J Qual Health Care 2021; 33:5903599. [PMID: 32909614 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To test if compensation claims from patients (reported to the Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation) are correlated with the existing quality indicator of 30-day mortality (based on data from Norwegian Patient Registry). This correlation has not been previously evaluated. DESIGN The association between patient claims and 30-day mortality at hospital trust level was assessed by the Pearson correlation coefficient. SETTING The Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation is a governmental agency under the Ministry of Health and Care Services and deals with patient-reported complaints about incorrect treatment in the public and private healthcare services. Patient-reported claims may be an indicator of healthcare quality, as 30-day mortality. PARTICIPANTS All 19 Norwegian hospital trusts. INTERVENTIONS : None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Patient claims rates, 30-day mortality and Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS Both number of deaths within 30 days and number of claims have declined over time. High correlation (0.77, P < 0.001) was found between number of deaths within 30 days and the total number of claims. In addition, an even stronger association was found with approved claims, with a correlation coefficient of 0.83 (P < 0.001). Moreover, adjusted 30-day mortality was significantly correlated with the patient-claim rate using number of bed-days as denominator, but not when using number of discharges. CONCLUSIONS The results from the present study indicate an association between compensation claims from patients and 30-day mortality, suggesting that both parameters reflect the latent quality of care for the hospital trusts, but they may capture different aspects of care.
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- Katrine Damgaard Skyrud
- Health Services Research, Health Services, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Postbox 222 Skøyen, 0213 Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation, Postboks 232 Skøyen, 0213 Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Landscape and Society, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Universitetstunet 3, 1430 Ås, Oslo, Norway .,Research Committee, Helgelandssykehuset HF, Postboks 601, 8607 Mo i Rana, Norway
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