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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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26 to 28 of 28 Research Studies DisplayedThompson DA, Marsteller JA, Pronovost PJ
Locating errors through networked surveillance: A multimethod approach to peer assessment, hazard identification, and prioritization of patient safety efforts in cardiac surgery.
The objectives of the study were to develop a scientifically sound and feasible peer-to-peer assessment model that allows health-care organizations to evaluate patient safety in cardiovascular operating rooms and to establish safety priorities for improvement. It identified 6 top priority hazard themes: safety culture, teamwork and communication, infection prevention, transitions of care, failure to adhere to practices or policies, and operating room layout and equipment.
AHRQ-funded; HS013904.
Citation: Thompson DA, Marsteller JA, Pronovost PJ .
Locating errors through networked surveillance: A multimethod approach to peer assessment, hazard identification, and prioritization of patient safety efforts in cardiac surgery.
J Patient Saf 2015 Sep;11(3):143-51. doi: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000059..
Keywords: Patient Safety, Medical Errors, Adverse Events, Surgery, Cardiovascular Conditions, Prevention
Huang LC, Conley D, Lipsitz S
The Surgical Safety Checklist and teamwork coaching tools: a study of inter-rater reliability.
The authors assessed the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of two novel observation tools for measuring surgical safety checklist performance and teamwork. They found that both the Checklist Coaching Tool and the Surgical Teamwork Tool demonstrated substantial IRR and required limited training to use, indicating that both instruments may be used to observe checklist performance and teamwork in the operating room. They recommended that further refinement and calibration of observer expectations, particularly in rating teamwork, could improve the utility of the tools.
AHRQ-funded; HS019631.
Citation: Huang LC, Conley D, Lipsitz S .
The Surgical Safety Checklist and teamwork coaching tools: a study of inter-rater reliability.
BMJ Qual Saf 2014 Aug;23(8):639-50. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002446.
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Keywords: Patient Safety, Surgery, Tools & Toolkits, Teams, Adverse Events, Medical Errors, Prevention
Zanocco K, Elaraj D, Sturgeon C
Routine prophylactic central neck dissection for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
The researchers hypothesized that routine prophylactic central neck dissection (pCND) is not cost-effective in low-risk papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).Using a Markov transition-state model, they found that pCND cost $10,315 and produced an effectiveness of 23.785 quality-adjusted life years. They concluded that routine pCND for low-risk PTC is not cost-effective unless the recurrence rate is greater than 10.3 percent.
AHRQ-funded; HS000078.
Citation: Zanocco K, Elaraj D, Sturgeon C .
Routine prophylactic central neck dissection for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Surgery 2013 Dec;154(6):1148-55; discussion 54-5..
Keywords: Cancer, Surgery, Prevention, Healthcare Costs, Quality of Life