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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 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedIngraham AM, Ayturk MD, Kiefe CI
Adherence to 20 emergency general surgery best practices: results of a national survey.
The authors used a hybrid questionnaire to examine national adherence to emergency general surgery (EGS) best practices. They found that there was substantial room for performance improvement, and that adopting an acute care surgery model predicts better performance. They conclude that this novel overview of adherence to EGS best practices will enable surgeons and policymakers to address variations in EGS care nationally.
AHRQ-funded; HS022694.
Citation: Ingraham AM, Ayturk MD, Kiefe CI .
Adherence to 20 emergency general surgery best practices: results of a national survey.
Ann Surg 2019 Aug;270(2):270-80. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002746..
Keywords: Surgery, Emergency Department, Guidelines, Quality of Care, Quality Improvement
Padula WV, Mishra MK, Makic MB
A framework of quality improvement interventions to implement evidence-based practices for pressure ulcer prevention.
The purpose of this paper is to enhance the learner’s competence with knowledge about a framework of quality improvement (QI) interventions to implement evidence-based practices for pressure ulcer (PrU) prevention. The best-practice framework offers a reference point to initiating a bundle of QI interventions in support of evidence-based practices. Hospitals and clinicians tasked with quality improvement efforts can use this framework to problem-solve PrU prevention and other critical issues.
AHRQ-funded; HS023710.
Citation: Padula WV, Mishra MK, Makic MB .
A framework of quality improvement interventions to implement evidence-based practices for pressure ulcer prevention.
Adv Skin Wound Care 2014 Jun;27(6):280-4; quiz 85-6. doi: 10.1097/01.ASW.0000450703.87099.5b..
Keywords: Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Evidence-Based Practice, Pressure Ulcers, Guidelines
Rangachari P, Madaio M, Rethemeyer RK
Role of communication content and frequency in enabling evidence-based practices.
The study sought to promote central line bundle (CLB) implementation in a medical ICU and a pediatric ICU through periodic quality improvement (QI) interventions over a 52-week period. It found that proactive communications increased by 68 percent in the MICU and 61 percent in the PICU. During the same timeframe, both units increased CLB adherence to 100 percent. Both units also demonstrated statistically significant declines in catheter days.
AHRQ-funded; HS019785.
Citation: Rangachari P, Madaio M, Rethemeyer RK .
Role of communication content and frequency in enabling evidence-based practices.
Qual Manag Health Care 2014 Jan-Mar;23(1):43-58. doi: 10.1097/qmh.0000000000000017..
Keywords: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI), Communication, Evidence-Based Practice, Guidelines, Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Quality of Care, Quality Improvement