Patient Safety & Quality
Recommendations on the structure, personal, and organization of intensive care units
11 Jul, 2023 | 13:56h | UTC
Review | Human-centered visualization technologies for patient monitoring are the future
11 Jul, 2023 | 13:34h | UTC
Practice Recommendation | Strategies to prevent MRSA transmission and infection in hospitals
10 Jul, 2023 | 14:02h | UTCCommentary: New guidelines recommend antibiotic stewardship for preventing MRSA – CIDRAP
RCT | Personalized eHealth program hastens return to normal activity post major abdominal surgery
7 Jul, 2023 | 16:20h | UTCInvited Commentary: Individualising the recovery process through eHealth – The Lancet Digital Health
Cohort Study | Increased revision rates seen in shoulder replacement surgeries by surgeons with less than 10 procedures annually
27 Jun, 2023 | 13:48h | UTCSummary: This prospective cohort study investigated the correlation between surgeon volume and patient outcomes after elective shoulder replacement surgeries. Utilizing data from 39,281 procedures performed by 638 surgeons in UK public and private hospitals between 2012-20, the study focuses on adults aged 18 years or older.
The results indicate a significant connection between a surgeon’s mean annual volume and risk of adverse patient outcomes. Surgeons performing fewer than 10.4 procedures per year demonstrated a significantly increased risk of revision surgery, with the hazard ratio being almost twice as high as that of the lowest risk surgeons. Higher mean annual surgical volume correlated with lower risks of reoperations, fewer serious adverse events, and shorter hospital stays.
These findings suggest the need for strategic resource planning in surgical services, with considerations given to surgeon’s annual procedure volume to improve patient outcomes after shoulder replacement surgery. It should be noted that the study was limited in scope to surgeries performed within the NHS and private hospitals in England. Furthermore, potential confounding factors like patients’ social circumstances, carer availability, or body mass index were not considered.
Editorial: Surgeon volume and patient outcomes in shoulder replacement surgery – The BMJ
News Release: Patients do better when surgeon averages 10 + annual shoulder ops – BMJ Newsroom
WHO Report | Water, sanitation, hygiene, waste and electricity services in health care facilities
23 Jun, 2023 | 13:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Better access to water, sanitation, hygiene & waste services in health facilities improve quality care and help prevent millions of deaths annually.
New WHO & @UNICEF Global Progress Report 2023 outlines how:
➡️ https://t.co/moyBs6yibC pic.twitter.com/Rv0P8DjzjA— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) June 13, 2023
Choosing Wisely | Recommendations for advance care planning
22 Jun, 2023 | 15:18h | UTCSee complete lists of low-value practices: Choosing Wisely U.S. / Choosing Wisely UK / Choosing Wisely Australia AND Choosing Wisely Canada
Qualitative Study | International perspectives on modifications to the surgical safety checklist
21 Jun, 2023 | 13:36h | UTCInternational Perspectives on Modifications to the Surgical Safety Checklist – JAMA Network Open
Invited Commentary: Modifications of the World Health Organization’s Surgical Safety Checklist—Ways Forward to Ensure Sustainable Implementation – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
Qualitative study: >10 years after the surgical safety checklist was developed, systems should consider checklist modification to improve safety, teamwork & buy-in. https://t.co/5xisRqzWkf @N8turl3y @MaryEBrindle @ucalgarymed @ariadnelabs
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) June 7, 2023
An integrative review on the acceptance of artificial intelligence among healthcare professionals in hospitals
16 Jun, 2023 | 13:46h | UTC
AAP standards for levels of neonatal care: II, III, and IV
14 Jun, 2023 | 14:35h | UTCStandards for Levels of Neonatal Care: II, III, and IV – Pediatrics
News Release: AAP sets national standards for levels of neonatal care – AAP News
Commentary: National Standards Developed for Neonatal Care – HealthDay
Review | Reducing the carbon footprint and resource use of critical care
7 Jun, 2023 | 14:07h | UTCTowards net zero: critical care – The BMJ (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
ICUs are a considerable contributor to the carbon footprint of hospitals.
This article and #BMJInfographic present ways to reduce wastehttps://t.co/F2DPQcFnCy pic.twitter.com/bHwu9YZEgo
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) June 3, 2023
Quality-improvement intervention | Impact of stopping preoperative screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria
2 Jun, 2023 | 12:29h | UTCCommentary: Hospital intervention reduces unnecessary screening, antibiotics for bacteriuria – CIDRAP
SR | Individual‐level interventions for reducing occupational stress in healthcare workers
1 Jun, 2023 | 12:18h | UTCNews Release: Stress-management interventions may help individual healthcare workers for at least a year – Cochrane Library
SR | Unclear evidence on the efficacy of case management in integrated care for frail elderly
31 May, 2023 | 13:50h | UTCSummary: Case management programmes for older people living with frailty in the community – Cochrane Library
The future of cancer care at home: findings from an American Cancer Society summit
31 May, 2023 | 13:48h | UTC
Postoperative ulnar neuropathy: a systematic review of evidence with narrative synthesis
25 May, 2023 | 11:16h | UTC
M-A | Evaluation of the effectiveness of telehealth chronic disease management system
16 May, 2023 | 14:55h | UTC
Review | Radiation exposure in computed tomography
11 May, 2023 | 11:47h | UTCRadiation Exposure in Computed Tomography – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
RCT | Morning discharge prioritization fails to shorten hospital stay or expedite orders
9 May, 2023 | 14:58h | UTCCommentary: “Discharge Before Noon”: Time to Jump Off the Bandwagon? – Physician’s First Watch
Viewpoint | Essential electronic health record reforms for this decade
8 May, 2023 | 13:18h | UTCEssential Electronic Health Record Reforms for This Decade – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
#Viewpoint: suggestions to reform electronic health records (EHRs), including use of unique personal safety identifiers, inclusion of patient-entered information into the EHR, and reinvention of the clinical note. https://t.co/6mMlC49pwm pic.twitter.com/rcucxX3xzz
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) May 4, 2023
Brief Review | More than patient benefit: taking a broader view of ICU admission decisions
8 May, 2023 | 13:07h | UTCMore than patient benefit: taking a broader view of ICU admission decisions – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
ACP Guidance | Beyond the Discharge: Principles of effective care transitions between settings
3 May, 2023 | 14:57h | UTCNews Release: ACP Makes Recommendations to Improve Transitions Between Health Care Settings
SR | The effectiveness of the interventions to reduce sound levels in the ICU
5 Apr, 2023 | 13:19h | UTC
Perspective | Create intensive care green teams, there is no time to waste
4 Apr, 2023 | 13:27h | UTCCreate intensive care green teams, there is no time to waste – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
? #ICU green teams: form or join now, no time to waste!!
? how common are environmental sustainability teams?
? how to create a successful green team
? what could teams be doing?
? evidence for effectiveness
Free to read #FOAMcc on @yourICM
?️ https://t.co/SPDVv3xSwd pic.twitter.com/xVD4I5pOoz— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) April 3, 2023
Review | How to integrate shared decision-making into your practice
30 Mar, 2023 | 13:35h | UTCHow to integrate shared decision-making into your practice – Journal of Family Practice