Improving ototoxicity monitoring in patients receiving aminoglycosides using a novel digital approach: a quality improvement project.

ABSTRACT: Aminoglycoside antibiotics cause ototoxicity for which baseline audiometric testing is recommended but often not done. Barriers to successful implementation include limited availability of sound-booths and audiologists. An ototoxicity monitoring programme (OMP) was implemented using tablet-based audiometry (TBA) by non-audiologists.A quality improvement project conducted over 1 year (19 April 2021 to 18 April 2022), using Plan Do Study Act (PDSA) cycles, monitored the adherence to the OMP using Shoebox Standard Edition application on iPads. Barriers to adoption were identified to determine potential solutions for improved adherence. Adult respiratory patients (cystic fibrosis (CF), bronchiectasis, non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) infection) aged 17-82 years receiving >1 day of intraveno

SUBMITTER: Cheong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12001346 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature