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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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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedBurstein PD, Zalenski DM, Edwards JL
Changing labor and delivery practice: focus on achieving practice and documentation standardization with the goal of improving neonatal outcomes.
The researchers established a multifactorial shoulder dystocia response and management protocol to promote sustainable practice change. In the first year, there was a threefold increase in shoulder dystocia reporting, which continued in years 2 and 3. In the first year, 96 percent of clinicians completed all training elements. Overall teams reached a 99 percent adoption rate of the shoulder dystocia protocol.
AHRQ-funded; HS019608.
Citation: Burstein PD, Zalenski DM, Edwards JL .
Changing labor and delivery practice: focus on achieving practice and documentation standardization with the goal of improving neonatal outcomes.
Health Serv Res 2016 Dec;51 Suppl 3:2472-86. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12589.
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Keywords: Labor and Delivery, Newborns/Infants, Adverse Events, Quality Improvement, Quality of Care, Patient Safety, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research, Outcomes, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Pregnancy, Teams
Creehan S, Cuddigan J, Gonzales D
The VCU pressure ulcer summit-developing centers of pressure ulcer prevention excellence: a framework for sustainability.
The purpose of this paper is to present a framework describing the proposed Magnet-designated Centers of Pressure Ulcer Prevention Excellence resulting from a national summit convened at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in March 2014. The authors discussed the structures, processes, and outcome measures necessary to become a proposed Center of Pressure Ulcer Prevention Excellence.
AHRQ-funded; HS023710.
Citation: Creehan S, Cuddigan J, Gonzales D .
The VCU pressure ulcer summit-developing centers of pressure ulcer prevention excellence: a framework for sustainability.
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2016 Mar-Apr;43(2):121-8. doi: 10.1097/won.0000000000000203.
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Keywords: Guidelines, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Outcomes, Patient Safety, Pressure Ulcers
Frasier LL, Holden S, Holden T
Temporal trends in postmastectomy radiation therapy and breast reconstruction associated with changes in national comprehensive cancer network guidelines.
The researchers sought to determine whether revised guidelines have increased postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) and affected receipt of breast reconstruction. They found that changes in NCCN guidelines have been associated with an increase in PMRT among patients with tumors 5 cm or smaller and 1 to 3 positive nodes without an associated decrease in receipt of reconstruction.
AHRQ-funded; HS022403.
Citation: Frasier LL, Holden S, Holden T .
Temporal trends in postmastectomy radiation therapy and breast reconstruction associated with changes in national comprehensive cancer network guidelines.
JAMA Oncol 2016 Jan;2(1):95-101. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2015.3717.
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Keywords: Cancer: Breast Cancer, Healthcare Delivery, Decision Making, Guidelines, Outcomes
Ballesca MA, LaGuardia JC, Le PC
An electronic order set for acute myocardial infarction is associated with improved patient outcomes through better adherence to clinical practice guidelines.
The researchers investigated the association between the use of an evidence-based, electronic order set (OS) for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and better adherence to clinical practice guidelines among 5,789 patients hospitalized with AMI. They found that use of the electronic OS is associated with increased adherence to evidence-based therapies and lower 30-day mortality.
AHRQ-funded; HS018480
Citation: Ballesca MA, LaGuardia JC, Le PC .
An electronic order set for acute myocardial infarction is associated with improved patient outcomes through better adherence to clinical practice guidelines.
J Hosp Med 2014 Mar;9(3):155-61. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2149..
Keywords: Health Information Technology (HIT), Heart Disease and Health, Outcomes, Guidelines, Critical Care