Patient Safety & Quality
M-A: The clinical efficacy and safety of enhanced recovery after surgery for cesarean section.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCRelated:
Pre-post study: Improved outcomes with an enhanced recovery approach to cesarean delivery
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Cesarean Delivery
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Editorial | Enhanced recovery after surgery: The road to improve peri-operative care globally.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:54h | UTCSee also: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Why remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved.
22 Aug, 2021 | 23:00h | UTCWhy remote consultation with a doctor is difficult – and how it can be improved – The Conversation
Original article: Planning and Evaluating Remote Consultation Services: A New Conceptual Framework Incorporating Complexity and Practical Ethics – Frontiers in Digital Health
Commentary on Twitter
My new piece for @ConversationUK on why setting up doctor-in-your-pocket video consultation services for the young and healthy is as easy as putting up a lemonade stall – but making remote consulting work for a wider demographic is much more challenging. https://t.co/SQZHozFTtg
— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh) August 20, 2021
Survey: Workplace mistreatment reported frequently by emergency medicine residents.
22 Aug, 2021 | 22:18h | UTCWorkplace Mistreatment Reported Frequently by Emergency Medicine Residents – HealthDay
Original study: Prevalence of Discrimination, Abuse, and Harassment in Emergency Medicine Residency Training in the US – JAMA Network Open
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, 45.1% of emergency medicine residents reported exposure to workplace mistreatment. Interventions should be developed to ensure resident wellness and career satisfaction. @ABEMCert @EmoryMedicine @NUFeinbergMed @Rutgers_NJMS @UWMedicine https://t.co/dTrUH14NxB
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) August 20, 2021
WHO Practical Guide: Antimicrobial stewardship interventions.
19 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTCAntimicrobial stewardship interventions: a practical guide (2021) – World Health Organization
Effect of early palliative care on end-of-life health care costs: a population-based, propensity score–matched cohort study.
18 Aug, 2021 | 08:30h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
⚕️@oncoalert:
Ultimately you refer to #palliativeCare because it's what's best for patients. For symptom control, decreased anxiety/depression, & for essential #goalsofcare conversations.The fact that early #pallonc care is cost-saving?
Even better. #hpmhttps://t.co/xVkD2FoP17 pic.twitter.com/drhPxHMCSO— Fumiko Ladd Chino, MD (@fumikochino) August 17, 2021
Study provides suggestions for keeping classroom air fresh.
17 Aug, 2021 | 09:08h | UTCStudy provides suggestions for keeping classroom air fresh – MIT News
Original study: Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 aerosol spread in typical classrooms – Building and Environment
Related:
WHO: Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
CDC releases new ventilation guidelines for indoor environments to reduce Covid-19 risk
We studied how to reduce airborne COVID spread in hospitals. Here’s what we learnt.
17 Aug, 2021 | 09:09h | UTCRelated:
WHO: Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
CDC releases new ventilation guidelines for indoor environments to reduce Covid-19 risk
Perspective: The high stakes of outsourcing in health care.
17 Aug, 2021 | 08:38h | UTCThe High Stakes of Outsourcing in Health Care – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Opinion | Doctors pledge to do no harm. The entire health care sector should do the same by battling climate change
13 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTC
Artificial intelligence projects in healthcare: 10 practical tips for success in a clinical environment.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:44h | UTC
Adverse events and hospital-acquired conditions associated with potential low-value care in Medicare beneficiaries.
12 Aug, 2021 | 08:42h | UTCCommentary: Hospital overuse linked to thousands of adverse events each year – Lown Institute
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Research by @kelsey_chalmers @AElshaug @DrVikasSaini @ShannonBrownlee shows that spinal fusion overuse is associated with >1000 more adverse events for Medicare beneficiaries each year.https://t.co/L83CDNqFiC
— Lown Institute (@lowninstitute) July 27, 2021
Viewpoint: Aligning payments, services, and quality in primary care.
6 Aug, 2021 | 09:08h | UTCAligning Payments, Services, and Quality in Primary Care – JAMA (free for a limited period)
M-A: Effects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients.
6 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCEffects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Nursing Studies (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Effects of Early Mobilization on ICU patients: Meta-Analysis incl 39 studies (23 studies from China!) showed benefits for weaning, LOS, physical function and others, but not for mortality, delirium, handgrip strengthhttps://t.co/w8ZWNxyz8z pic.twitter.com/YA8cJDps9N
— Peter Nydahl (@NydahlPeter) July 29, 2021
WHO Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:51h | UTCGlobal Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030 – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter
Delighted to launch the @WHO Global #PatientSafety Action Plan 2021 – 2030, focusing on:
-understanding the extent of the problem
-closing policy gaps
-addressing inadequate application of safety science in policies
-putting policies into practicehttps://t.co/63Fj1xgVEX— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 4, 2021
Cancer care in the wake of a cyberattack: how to prepare and what to expect.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:41h | UTCCancer Care in the Wake of a Cyberattack: How to Prepare and What to Expect – JCO Oncology Practice
Commentary on Twitter
The paper we wish we never had to write based upon our #cyberattack experience at the @UVMcancercenter.
Cancer care in the wake of a cyberattack: How to prepare and what to expect. @UVMMedCenter @UVMLarnerMed #medtwitterhttps://t.co/W3xGcuhZrs pic.twitter.com/cEHYUOt7yU
— Tim Plante, MD MHS (@tbplante) August 4, 2021
RCT: Text-message reminders can increase COVID-19 vaccinations.
4 Aug, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCBehavioral Nudges Increase COVID-19 Vaccinations – Nature
Commentaries:
Text-message ‘nudges’ can encourage holdouts to get COVID vaccination, study finds – UCLA
Text reminders boost vaccine appointments – Carnegie Mellon University
Commentary on Twitter
Sometimes the tools that actually work in public health are profoundly boring. Here, a text message reminder system is shown in a randomized trial to increase vaccine uptake. Years of HIV adherence research has shown the value of simple nudges like this.https://t.co/1ndpnQ6Ha6 https://t.co/Gltll8DTJ4
— Natalie E. Dean, PhD (@nataliexdean) August 3, 2021
Value-based radiology: what is the ESR doing, and what should we do in the future?
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:33h | UTC
What’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability.
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:32h | UTCWhat’s new in intensive care: environmental sustainability – Intensive Care Medicine
Research aims to stop fuzzy phrasing, medical errors in surgery.
29 Jul, 2021 | 11:09h | UTCResearch aims to stop fuzzy phrasing, medical errors in surgery – University of Kansas
Original study: Semantically Ambiguous Language in the Teaching Operating Room – Journal of Surgical Education (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Editorial: Nine lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic for improving hospital care and health care delivery.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:17h | UTC
Report: Improved ventilation essential to safe use of buildings and public spaces, say leading engineers.
28 Jul, 2021 | 10:16h | UTCRelated:
WHO: Roadmap to improve and ensure good indoor ventilation in the context of COVID-19
CDC releases new ventilation guidelines for indoor environments to reduce Covid-19 risk
Commentary on Twitter
New report from Royal Academy of Engineering: we need to improve ventilation in buildingshttps://t.co/NohPozDALz
— Trisha Greenhalgh (@trishgreenhalgh) July 26, 2021
Amazon and Google are finally tackling one of healthcare’s biggest problems: unstructured health data.
28 Jul, 2021 | 09:50h | UTC
RCT: Real time remote symptom monitoring during chemotherapy for cancer may reduce symptom burden and improve quality of life.
26 Jul, 2021 | 02:18h | UTCCommentaries:
Remote 24-hour monitoring shows sizable, positive effect on cancer patients – BMJ
Remote Monitoring System Reduces Chemotherapy Symptom Burden – HealthDay
eSMART trial adds support for remote symptom monitoring in people with cancer – medwire News
Related:
Study: Cancer patients benefit from using automated device to manage their symptoms
Study: Web-Based Symptom Monitoring Increases Overall Survival in Lung Cancer
Commentary on Twitter
?? Results from an RCT, conducted at multiple centres across Europe, showing the benefits of remote patient monitoring and highlighting the vital role it will play in services going forward – congratulations @roma_maguire @Lisa_McCann_ and colleagues https://t.co/8zWrykJEjS
— Katie McMillan (@KathrynMc91) July 22, 2021
Oncology Medical Home: ASCO and COA Standards – “The OMH model is a system of care delivery that features coordinated, efficient, accessible, and evidence-based care and includes a process for measurement of outcomes to facilitate continuous quality improvement”.
22 Jul, 2021 | 10:49h | UTCOncology Medical Home: ASCO and COA Standards – JCO Oncology Practice
Commentary: Oncology Organizations Release New Standards for Medical Home Care – Pharmacy Times