Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase the Use of Nasogastric Hydration in Infants With Bronchiolitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Intravenous (IV) hydration is used primarily in children with bronchiolitis at our institution. Because nasogastric (NG) hydration can provide better nutrition, the goal of our quality improvement (QI) initiative was to increase the rate of NG hydration in eligible children 1 to 23 months old with bronchiolitis by 20% over 6 months.

Methods

We used Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles to increase the use of NG hydration in eligible children. Interventions included educational and system-based changes and sharing parental feedback with providers. Chart reviews were performed to identify the rates of NG hydration, which were plotted over time in a statistical process control p chart. The balancing measure was the rate of complications in children with NG versus I

SUBMITTER: Srinivasan M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5525377 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature