1. Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Intravenous Line-related Infiltration and Phlebitis Incidence in Pediatric Emergency Room
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Sukhwinder Kaur, Sandhya Ghai, Neelima Singh, Muralidharan Jayashree, and Geetanjli Kalyan
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Pediatric emergency ,Pediatric Critical Care ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Quality management ,business.industry ,Incidence (epidemiology) ,Infiltration ,Psychological intervention ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Checklist ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,030228 respiratory system ,Emergency medicine ,medicine ,Erratum ,Quality improvement ,Visual infusion phlebitis score ,Phlebitis ,business ,Infiltration (medical) ,Process Measures - Abstract
Aim and objective To reduce the incidence of infiltration and phlebitis by 50% over 2 months among children admitted to the emergency room (ER) of a tertiary care hospital. Materials and methods The study was conducted in the pediatric ER of a tertiary care hospital in North India. All children aged >28 days, receiving intravenous (IV) medication and/or fluids, were enrolled between June (2017) and September (2017). Existing practices of IV line insertion and maintenance were observed and recorded. The visual infusion phlebitis score and infiltration assessment scale were to grade the extent of two. The intervention classified as “IV line insertion and maintenance bundle” included the introduction of low-cost mobile sterile compartment trays, audit and feedback, organizational change, introduction of infection control nurse and quality improvement (QI) team formations were implement in different Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles. Reduction in the “incidence of phlebitis and infiltration” was outcome measures while “scores on checklist of IV line insertion and IV line maintenance and administration of drugs” were process measures. Result The process measures, for IV line insertion, maintenance and administration of drugs through IV line, revealed an increase in scores on the checklist. There was a significant decrease in the incidence of infiltration and phlebitis from 82.9 and 96.1% to 45 and 55%, respectively, postimplementation of all PDSA cycles. Conclusion Multifaceted QI IV line insertion and maintenance bundle reduced the incidence of infiltration and phlebitis. These interventions when integrated into daily work bundles along with continuous education and motivation help in sustaining the goal and attaining long-term success. How to cite this article Singh N, Kalyan G, Kaur S, Jayashree M, Ghai S. Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Intravenous Line-related Infiltration and Phlebitis Incidence in Pediatric Emergency Room. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(5):557–565.
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- 2021