Optimising timely and safe oxygen delivery systems for enhanced patient care: a quality improvement project at Wallaga University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, 2024.

ABSTRACT: In a hospital setting, the supply and utilisation of oxygen are crucial for high-quality healthcare. This quality improvement project aimed to increase the rate of timely and safe oxygen delivery from 30% to 75% at Wallaga University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital from 1 January to 30 June 2024.Using the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, the project team identified root causes through fishbone and driver diagrams. Key interventions included staff orientation on safe handling of oxygen devices, clear job descriptions for compliance, improved handover processes between shifts, regular maintenance and inventory checks, increasing the number of oxygen cylinders, using hospital vehicles for transport and establishing a communication system with suppliers for timely requests.Results showed tha

SUBMITTER: Bayisa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11865769 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature