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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCalderwood MS, Yokoe DS, Murphy MV
Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty.
The authors assessed the effect of a multistate quality improvement campaign to promote the adoption of evidence-based surgical site infection (SSI) prevention practices. Rates of SSI among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty during pre-intervention and post-intervention in five states included in a multistate trial of the Project JOINTS campaign and five matched comparison states were analyzed. The authors found a larger reduction of SSI rates following hip and knee arthroplasty in intervention states than in the matched control states.
AHRQ-funded; HS021424.
Citation: Calderwood MS, Yokoe DS, Murphy MV .
Effectiveness of a multistate quality improvement campaign in reducing risk of surgical site infections following hip and knee arthroplasty.
BMJ Qual Saf 2019 May;28(5):374-81. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2018-007982..
Keywords: Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Surgery, Orthopedics, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Prevention, Patient Safety
Childers CP, Siletz AE, Singer ES
Surgical technical evidence review for elective total joint replacement conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
AHRQ, the American College of Surgeons, and the Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patent Safety and Quality have developed the Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery - a national effort to catalyze implementation of practices to improve perioperative care and enhance recovery of surgical patients. This review synthesizes evidence that can be used to develop a protocol for elective total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty.
AHRQ-funded; 233201500020I.
Citation: Childers CP, Siletz AE, Singer ES .
Surgical technical evidence review for elective total joint replacement conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery.
Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil 2018 Feb 12;9:2151458518754451. doi: 10.1177/2151458518754451.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Orthopedics, Patient Safety, Surgery, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research