Effectiveness of a Daily Rounding Checklist on Processes of Care and Outcomes in Diverse Pediatric Intensive Care Units Across the World.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Implementation of checklists has been shown to be effective in improving patient safety. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation of a checklist for daily care processes into clinical practice of pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) with limited resources.

Methods

Prospective before-after study in eight PICUs from China, Congo, Croatia, Fiji, and India after implementation of a daily checklist into the ICU rounds.

Results

Seven hundred and thirty-five patients from eight centers were enrolled between 2015 and 2017. Baseline stage had 292 patients and post-implementation 443. The ICU length of stay post-implementation decreased significantly [9.4 (4-15.5) vs. 7.3 (3.4-13.4) days, p = 0.01], with a nominal improvement in the hospital

SUBMITTER: Kashyap R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8488874 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature