Prevention of tracheostomy-related pressure ulcers in children

RP Boesch, C Myers, T Garrett, AM Nie, N Thomas… - …, 2012 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pressure ulcers are commonly acquired in pediatric
institutions, and they are a key indicator of the standard and effectiveness of care. We …

Developing and evaluating the success of a family activated medical emergency team: a quality improvement report

PW Brady, J Zix, R Brilli, DS Wheeler… - BMJ Quality & …, 2015 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Background Family-activated medical emergency teams (MET) have the potential to improve
the timely recognition of clinical deterioration and reduce preventable adverse events …

Using quality improvement science to implement a multidisciplinary behavioral intervention targeting pediatric inpatient airway clearance

MM Ernst, JL Wooldridge, E Conway… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective The objective of this study was to use quality improvement science methodology to
develop a multidisciplinary intervention improving occurrence of best-practice airway …

892: Family activated rapid response team: what we know five years later

J Zix, M Giaccone, D Wheeler, K Dressman… - Critical Care …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: Our center initiated a rapid response team, called a Medical Response Team
(MRT) in July of 2006. Family activation of the MRT was delayed due to concerns expressed …

The role of monitor technicians in enhancing alarm response

B Crandall, EL Papautsky, A Grome… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
We report a study of monitor alarm response conducted in the newly designed Transitional
Care Center (TCC) at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. A key component of the …

[CITATION][C] Family activated rapid response team: what we know five years later

J Zix, M Giaccone, D Wheeler… - CRITICAL …, 2012 - LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS …