Safely Reducing Hospitalizations for Anaphylaxis in Children Through an Evidence-Based Guideline.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emergency department visits for anaphylaxis have increased considerably over the past few decades, especially among children. Despite this, anaphylaxis management remains highly variable and contributes to significant health care spending. On the basis of emerging evidence, in this quality improvement project we aimed to safely decrease hospitalization rates, increase the use of cetirizine, and decrease use of corticosteroids for children with anaphylaxis by December 31, 2019.

Methods

A multipronged intervention strategy including a revised evidence-based guideline was implemented at a tertiary children's teaching hospital by using the Model for Improvement. Statistical process control was used to evaluate for changes in key measures. Length of stay and unplanned

SUBMITTER: Gaffney LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9250079 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature