Patient Safety & Quality
Statement | Pre-procedure and pre-admission COVID-19 testing no longer recommended for asymptomatic patients
11 Jan, 2023 | 14:36h | UTCRecommendation Statement: Asymptomatic screening for severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) as an infection prevention measure in healthcare facilities: Challenges and considerations – Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Commentary: Infectious disease board recommends hospitals stop screening asymptomatic patients for Covid-19 – STAT
Opinion | Minimizing administrative harm: a key step to improving health care.
29 Nov, 2022 | 14:21h | UTCMinimizing administrative harm: a key step to improving health care – STAT
Towards zero carbon healthcare: anesthesia.
25 Nov, 2022 | 12:28h | UTCTowards zero carbon healthcare: anaesthesia – The BMJ
Related:
Action guidance for addressing pollution from inhalational anaesthetics – Anaesthesia
Inhaled anaesthesia and analgesia contribute to climate change – The BMJ
Working Toward the Triple Bottom Line in Surgery – NEJM Catalyst
Effects Of Surgery On A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green? – NPR
Anaesthetic gases, climate change, and sustainable practice – The Lancet Planetary Health
Greenhouse gases: the choice of volatile anesthetic does matter – Canadian Journal of Anesthesiology
Commentary on Twitter
How can anaesthesia teams mitigate their environmental footprints while still providing high quality care?
This article offers guidance and includes a #BMJInfographic that shows the environmental impact of the most commonly used agents #BMJClimatehttps://t.co/3G5sAVF9Gr pic.twitter.com/gK8WlveOUD
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) October 17, 2022
AAP Clinical Report | Physician health and wellness.
3 Nov, 2022 | 14:06h | UTCPhysician Health and Wellness – Pediatrics
Related:
M-A | Physicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents.
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
Physician Well-being 2.0: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? – Mayo Clinic Proceedings
Assessment of Risk Factors for Suicide Among US Health Care Professionals
Beyond Burnout: Docs Decry ‘Moral Injury’ From Financial Pressures of Health Care
Hospital administration response to physician stress and burnout – Journal of Hospital Practice
Opinion: It’s Time to Talk About Physician Burnout and Moral Injury
Systematic Review: Effect of Organization-Directed Workplace Interventions on Physician Burnout
The 3 Causes Of Physician Burnout (And Why There’s No Simple Solution) – Forbes
Physician Burnout: A Global Crisis (several other resources on the subject)
Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary program to prevent pressure injuries in children undergoing long-duration surgeries.
3 Nov, 2022 | 13:43h | UTC
Strategies for de-implementation of low-value care—a scoping review.
1 Nov, 2022 | 12:12h | UTCStrategies for de-implementation of low-value care—a scoping review – Implementation Science
Brief Review | Preventing pressure injuries among patients in the intensive care unit.
1 Nov, 2022 | 11:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Preventing pressure injuries in #ICU
? knowledge gains/prevention improvements: continuous bedside pressure mapping & prophylactic dressings
? practical suggestions to alleviate PI development: using these as bundle may evidence greater effect#FOAMcc
? https://t.co/iGMun2A2PM pic.twitter.com/owgfAlfeqF— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) August 23, 2022
Description of an intervention to increase neuromuscular monitoring for assessing recovery from neuromuscular block.
1 Nov, 2022 | 11:48h | UTCInfographic: Twitch Monitor to Choose? Quantitative Intraoperative Neuromuscular Monitoring – Anesthesiology
Review | The effect of educational interventions in managing nurses’ alarm fatigue.
21 Oct, 2022 | 12:46h | UTC
Viewpoint | Using behavioral economics to decrease operating room costs and promote better surgeon accountability.
29 Sep, 2022 | 13:28h | UTCUsing Behavioral Economics to Decrease Operating Room Costs and Promote Better Surgeon Accountability – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
RCT | A comprehensive geriatric assessment may improve the quality of life in older people starting anticancer treatment.
27 Sep, 2022 | 13:16h | UTCInvited Commentary: Integrating what matters to patients in the care of older adults with cancer – The Lancet Health Longevity
Related:
Commentary from the author on Twitter
Excited that our #INTEGERATE Study RCT on the benefits of comprehensive geriatric assessment and integrated oncogeriatric care has been published. Thank you for your support! @easternhealthau @EHCSMonash @Prof_IanD @ParentePhillip #GeriOnc @LancetLongevity https://t.co/F0ikcg9hnK
— Kheng Soo (@KhengSoo1) August 22, 2022
M-A | Physicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents.
26 Sep, 2022 | 12:09h | UTCNews Release: Clinicians suffering burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents – The BMJ
Commentary: Burnout in doctors impacts patient safety finds new international study – University of Manchester
Commentary from the author on Twitter
In physicians, high #burnout is linked with:
?2 x?the risk of a #patientsafety incident
?2 x? patient satisfaction
?2 x? professionalism
?4 x? job satisfaction
?3 x?career choice regret
?3 x?turnover intention
Our review:https://t.co/XFtiLAjKtc @LeedsPsyc
— Judith Johnson (@DrJTJohnson) September 15, 2022
M-A | Efficacy and safety of unrestricted visiting policy for critically ill patients.
21 Sep, 2022 | 13:18h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/arianna_gazzato/status/1568138556756860928
M-A | The effectiveness of self-care interventions in chronic illness.
14 Sep, 2022 | 13:03h | UTC
Study finds high diagnostic concordance between telemedicine and in-person visits for most new clinical concerns.
6 Sep, 2022 | 14:37h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Provisional diagnosis established over video telemedicine visits matched the in-person reference standard diagnosis in 87% of cases in study of 2393 patients with video telemedicine consult followed by in-person outpatient visit within 90 days. #OAResearch https://t.co/4edJFQepZR
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) September 2, 2022
Review | The hidden pandemic: the cost of postoperative complications.
6 Sep, 2022 | 14:13h | UTCThe Hidden Pandemic: the Cost of Postoperative Complications – Current Anesthesiology Reports
RCT | Daily written care summaries for families of critically ill patients.
5 Sep, 2022 | 14:12h | UTCEditorial: More Documentation? Who Needs It? – Critical Care Medicine
Systematic Review | Predictors of burnout among healthcare providers.
31 Aug, 2022 | 11:50h | UTCPredictors of burnout among US healthcare providers: a systematic review – BMJ Open
Commentary on Twitter
Workload, work/life balance, job autonomy and perceived support from leadership, have strong associations with risk for burnout in US healthcare providers. https://t.co/GjseiefjM7 pic.twitter.com/uisEcTs7Lk
— BMJ_Open (@BMJ_Open) August 25, 2022
Systematic Review | There is little evidence to guide interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints on older people in general hospital settings.
29 Aug, 2022 | 12:01h | UTC
Perspective | Double trouble with double-booking: limitations and dangers of overlapping surgery.
26 Aug, 2022 | 13:22h | UTCRelated:
Review | The effect of overlapping surgical scheduling on operating theatre productivity.
Study: Association of Overlapping Surgery with Perioperative Outcomes
Cyberattacks: what radiology IT departments must do now.
22 Aug, 2022 | 12:00h | UTCCyberattacks: What Radiology IT Departments Must Do Now – Diagnostic Imaging
Trauma care in older people: charting a path from outlier to excellence.
11 Aug, 2022 | 12:16h | UTCTrauma care in older people: charting a path from outlier to excellence – Age and Ageing
Viewpoint | Making electronic health records both SAFER and SMARTER.
10 Aug, 2022 | 15:28h | UTCMaking Electronic Health Records Both SAFER and SMARTER – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Author Interview: Making Electronic Health Records More Supportive for Clinicians – JAMA
Commentary: Opinion: physicians need to use smarter, safer EHRS – healthleaders
Related:
The EMR has changed the doctor-patient duet into a ménage-à-trois – STAT
The future of electronic health records – Nature
Viewpoint | Deimplementation of low-value care in surgery.
4 Aug, 2022 | 14:43h | UTCDeimplementation of Low-Value Care in Surgery – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
M-A | Perioperative care bundles for the prevention of surgical-site infections.
2 Aug, 2022 | 12:30h | UTC