Patient Safety & Quality
Perspective: Shaking Hands is Disgusting – Here’s What Else You Can Do
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:06h | UTCShaking hands is disgusting – here’s what else you can do – The Conversation (free)
Related: Handshake-free zones to prevent infections? (link to abstract and commentaries)
Perspective: A Sleep Prescription for Medicine
15 Jun, 2018 | 02:07h | UTCA sleep prescription for medicine – The Lancet (free registration required)
“Junior doctors working a 34 h shift will make 460% more diagnostic mistakes than when well rested. Matthew Walker asks how can we change the culture of sleep within medicine?” (via @TheLancet see Tweet)
Perspective: Designing Hospitals That Heal as Well as Treat
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:05h | UTCCare Redesign: Designing Hospitals That Heal as Well as Treat – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Retrospective Cohort: Ambulatory Medication Reconciliation and Frequency of Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Diabetes
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:03h | UTCAmbulatory Medication Reconciliation and Frequency of Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Patients With Diabetes – Diabetes Care (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Double-checking diabetes medications may reduce re-hospitalizations – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, via EurekAlert (free)
Qualitative Study: Identification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices in Hospitals
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:02h | UTCIdentification and Characterization of Failures in Infectious Agent Transmission Precaution Practices in Hospitals: A Qualitative Study – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: The Importance of User-Centered Design and Evaluation: Systems-Level Solutions to Sharp-End Problems – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
FDA Safety Alert: Liquid-filled Intragastric Balloons
15 Jun, 2018 | 00:53h | UTCLiquid-filled Intragastric Balloons by Apollo Endosurgery and ReShape Lifesciences: Letter to Health Care Providers – New Labeling About Potential Risks – FDA (free)
Commentaries: Stomach Balloons Get New Warning Following Deaths – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Five More Deaths Linked to Intragastric Balloons for Obesity – Medscape (free registration required)
Implementation Guide: Eliminating Inappropriate Telemetry Monitoring
7 Jun, 2018 | 02:33h | UTCEliminating Inappropriate Telemetry Monitoring: An Evidence-Based Implementation Guide – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Invited Commentary: Continuing to Improve Appropriateness of Continuous Electrocardiographic Monitoring (Telemetry) (free for a limited period)
Guideline: Promoting Enteral Nutrition via a Nutrition Bundle
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:58h | UTCNew Nutrition Guidelines: Promoting Enteral Nutrition via a Nutrition Bundle – Critical Care Nurse (free)
Commentary: New guidelines address all components of nutrition for critically ill patients – News Medical (free)
Perspective: The Adverse Impact of the Physician-Hero
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:38h | UTCThe Adverse Impact of the Physician-Hero – NEJM Catalyst (free)
Research: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Overused in Hospitalized Patients
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:25h | UTCUse of Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Study: Hospitals Overuse VTE Prophylaxis – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Excess venous thromboembolism prophylaxis common among low-, high-risk patients – Healio (free registration required) AND Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Over & Underutilized in Some Hospitalized Patients – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Perspective: Ten Years of the Surgical Safety Checklist
28 May, 2018 | 12:30h | UTCTen years of the Surgical Safety Checklist – British Journal of Surgery (free)
Systematic Analysis: Measuring Performance on the Healthcare Access and Quality Index Worldwide
28 May, 2018 | 12:19h | UTCInvited Commentary: Going further to measure improvements in health-care access and quality (free)
Pre-Post Intervention Study: Decreased Surgical Site Infection Rate in Hysterectomy
28 May, 2018 | 12:21h | UTCDecreased Surgical Site Infection Rate in Hysterectomy: Effect of a Gynecology-Specific Bundle – Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Surgical site infection rate can be reduced in hysterectomy – MedicalXpress (free) AND Prevention Bundle Halves Rate of Surgical Site Infections, Study Suggests – Medscape (free registration required)
Cohort Study: Incidence and Cost of Medication Harm in Older Adults Following Hospital Discharge
24 May, 2018 | 23:35h | UTCCommentaries: Medication-related harm is common in older adults after hospital discharge – OnMedica (free) AND Medication-related harm found to be common among older adults, but preventable – News Medical (free)
Randomized Trial: Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units
24 May, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCEditorial: Nurse-Led Communication in the Intensive Care Unit (free)
Commentary: Team Approach to Support Families Improves ICU Patient-Centered Care and Lowers Costs – University of Pittsburg (free)
Guideline: Use of Atraumatic Needles in All Patients Undergoing Lumbar Puncture
23 May, 2018 | 12:32h | UTCRapid Recommendations: Atraumatic (pencil-point) versus conventional needles for lumbar puncture: a clinical practice guideline – The BMJ (free)
“We issue a strong recommendation for use of atraumatic needles in all patients (adults and children) undergoing lumbar puncture because they decrease complications and are no less likely to work than conventional needles”
Pre-Post Intervention Study: Adverse Events Decline After Elimination of Contact Precautions
23 May, 2018 | 12:12h | UTCNoninfectious Hospital Adverse Events Decline After Elimination of Contact Precautions for MRSA and VRE – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Hospital adverse events decline after routine contact precautions removed – Healio (free registration required)
Perspective: Trying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship
21 May, 2018 | 13:09h | UTCTrying to Put a Value on the Doctor-Patient Relationship – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
“In its push for profits, the U.S. health care system has made it difficult for patients to get personal attention from doctors. But what if hands-on medicine actually saves money — and lives?”
Review: Quality Improvement and Emerging Global Health Priorities
16 May, 2018 | 00:43h | UTCSource: International Health Policies Newsletter
Perspective: Surgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why?
16 May, 2018 | 00:40h | UTCSurgical Checklists Save Lives — but Once in a While, They Don’t. Why? – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)
FDA Safety Alert: Neurovascular Stents in the Treatment of Unruptured Brain Aneurysms
14 May, 2018 | 11:57h | UTCNeurovascular Stents Used for Stent-Assisted Coiling (SAC): Letter to Health Care Providers – Recommendations Associated With the Use of These Devices in the Treatment of Unruptured Brain Aneurysms – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)
Commentary: FDA Cautions on Stents for Unruptured Brain Aneurysms – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND FDA issues safety alert on stents used in aneurysm coiling – Univadis (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Effect of Post-discharge Virtual Wards on Outcomes in Heart Failure and Non-heart Failure Populations
10 May, 2018 | 17:52h | UTCCommentary: Hospital-to-home transitional care reduces deaths, readmissions for heart failure – Cardiovascular Business (free)
WHO Campaign: Clean Your Hands
10 May, 2018 | 17:34h | UTCSAVE LIVES: Clean Your Hands 5 May 2018 – World Health Organization Campaign (free guidelines, implementation tools, infographics, videos and more)
“It’s in your hands – prevent sepsis in health care”
Meta-Analysis: Flexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs
9 May, 2018 | 16:17h | UTCFlexible Versus Restrictive Visiting Policies in ICUs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Flexible ICU visiting hours tied to less delirium and anxiety – Reuters (free)
Systematic Review: Factors Determining the Success and Failure of eHealth Interventions
9 May, 2018 | 16:14h | UTC