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Irgang L, Barth H, Holmén M. Data-Driven Technologies as Enablers for Value Creation in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: a Systematic Review. JOURNAL OF HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS RESEARCH 2023; 7:1-41. [PMID: 36910913 PMCID: PMC9995622 DOI: 10.1007/s41666-023-00129-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Despite the advances in modern medicine, the use of data-driven technologies (DDTs) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) remains a major challenge. Scholars recognise that data management is the next frontier in infection prevention, but many aspects related to the benefits and advantages of using DDTs to mitigate SSI risk factors remain unclear and underexplored in the literature. This study explores how DDTs enable value creation in the prevention of SSIs. This study follows a systematic literature review approach and the PRISMA statement to analyse peer-reviewed articles from seven databases. Fifty-nine articles were included in the review and were analysed through a descriptive and a thematic analysis. The findings suggest a growing interest in DDTs in SSI prevention in the last 5 years, and that machine learning and smartphone applications are widely used in SSI prevention. DDTs are mainly applied to prevent SSIs in clean and clean-contaminated surgeries and often used to manage patient-related data in the postoperative stage. DDTs enable the creation of nine categories of value that are classified in four dimensions: cost/sacrifice, functional/instrumental, experiential/hedonic, and symbolic/expressive. This study offers a unique and systematic overview of the value creation aspects enabled by DDT applications in SSI prevention and suggests that additional research is needed in four areas: value co-creation and product-service systems, DDTs in contaminated and dirty surgeries, data legitimation and explainability, and data-driven interventions. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s41666-023-00129-2.
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- Luís Irgang
- School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability - Department of Engineering and Innovation, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability - Department of Engineering and Innovation, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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- School of Business, Innovation and Sustainability - Department of Engineering and Innovation, Halmstad University, Halmstad, Sweden
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Pardo A, Ntabaza V, Rivolta M, Goulard A, Sténuit S, Demeester R, Milas S, Duez P, Patris S, Joris M, Dony P, Cherifi S. Impact of collaborative physician-pharmacist stewardship strategies on prophylactic antibiotic practices: a quasi-experimental study. Antimicrob Resist Infect Control 2022; 11:100. [PMID: 35883189 PMCID: PMC9315847 DOI: 10.1186/s13756-022-01138-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background An effective use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) appears essential to prevent the development of infections linked to surgery while inappropriate and excessive prescriptions of prophylactic antibiotics increase the risk of adverse effects, bacterial resistance and Clostridium difficile infections. In this study, we aimed to analyze SAP practices in an acute secondary hospital in Belgium during the years 2016–2021 in order to evaluate the impacts of combined stewardship interventions, implemented thanks to a physician-pharmacist collaboration. Methods A quasi-experimental study on SAP practices was conducted during 5 years (2016–2021) in a Belgian University Hospital. We first performed a retrospective observational transversal study on a baseline group (2016.1–2016.4). Then, we constituted a group of patients (2017.1–2017.4) to test a combined intervention strategy of stewardship which integrated the central role of a pharmacist in antibiotic stewardship team and in the pre-operative delivery of nominative kits of antibiotics adapted to patient factors. After this test, we collected patient data (2018.1–2018.4) to evaluate the sustained effects of stewardship interventions. Furthermore, we evaluated SAP practices (2019.1–2019.4) after the diffusion of a computerized decision support system. Finally, we analyzed SAP practices in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020.1–2020.4 and 2021.1–2021.4). The groups were compared from year to year in terms of compliance to institutional guidelines, as evaluated from seven criteria (χ2 test). Results In total, 760 surgical interventions were recorded. The observational study within the baseline group showed that true penicillin allergy, certain types of surgery and certain practitioners were associated with non-compliance (p < 0.05). Compared with the baseline group, the compliance was significantly increased in the test group for all seven criteria assessed (p < 0.05). However, the effects were not fully sustained after discontinuation of the active interventions. Following the diffusion of the computerized decision support system, the compliance to guidelines was not significantly improved. Finally, the COVID-19 pandemic did not appear to affect the practices in terms of compliance to guidelines. Conclusions This study shows that optimization of SAP practices is achievable within a proactive multidisciplinary approach including real-time pharmaceutical interventions in the operating area and in the care units practicing SAP.
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Dellinger EP, Villaflor-Camagong D, Whimbey E. Gradually Increasing Surgical Site Infection Prevention Bundle with Monitoring of Potentially Preventable Infections Resulting in Decreasing Overall Surgical Site Infection Rate. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2021; 22:1072-1076. [PMID: 34382872 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2021.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Objective: Reduction of surgical site infection. Methods: Retrospective evaluation of a surgical infection prevention program consisting of the gradual introduction of specific infection prevention methods and a surveillance system identifying and reporting on potentially preventable surgical site infections as defined by the omission of a preventive method. Setting: A university tertiary referral medical center. Results: The sequential introduction of infection prevention elements in the bundle resulted in a fluctuating rate of potentially preventable surgical site infections simultaneously with a slow, gradual reduction of the clean wound SSI rate. Conclusions: Change in a complex, multidisciplinary environment such as an inpatient surgical unit happens gradually and requires focused attention and input from all involved professionals.
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- E Patchen Dellinger
- Department of Surgery, University of Washington, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- University of Washington, Department of Medicine: Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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Gopwani SR, Adams E, Rooney A, Tousimis E, Ramsey K, Warusha S. Impact of a Workflow-Integrated Web Tool on Resource Utilization and Information-Seeking Behavior in an Academic Anesthesiology Department: Longitudinal Cohort Survey Study. JMIR MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021; 7:e26325. [PMID: 34309566 PMCID: PMC8367122 DOI: 10.2196/26325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Medical resident reading and information-seeking behavior is limited by time constraints as well as comfort in accessing and assessing evidence-based resources. Educational technology interventions, as the preferred method for millennial leaners, can reduce these barriers. We implemented an educational web tool, consisting of peer-reviewed articles as well as local and national protocols and policies, built into the daily workflow of a university-based anesthesiology department. We hypothesized that this web tool would increase resource utilization and overall perceptions of the educational environment. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to demonstrate that an educational web tool designed and built into the daily workflow of an academic anesthesia department for trainees could significantly decrease barriers to resource utilization, improve faculty-trainee teaching interactions, and improve the perceptions of the educational environment. METHODS Following Institutional Review Board approval, a longitudinal cohort survey study was conducted to assess trainee resource utilization, faculty evaluation of trainees' resource utilization, and trainee and faculty perceptions about the educational environment. The survey study was conducted in a pre-post fashion 3 months prior to web tool implementation and 3 months following implementation. Data were deidentified and analyzed unpaired using Student t tests for continuous data and chi-square tests for ordinal data. RESULTS Survey response rates were greater than 50% in all groups: of the 43 trainees, we obtained 27 (63%) preimplementation surveys and 22 (51%) postimplementation surveys; of the 46 faculty members, we obtained 25 (54%) preimplementation surveys and 23 (50%) postimplementation surveys. Trainees showed a significant improvement in utilization of peer-reviewed articles (preimplementation mean 8.67, SD 6.45; postimplementation mean 18.27, SD 12.23; P=.02), national guidelines (preimplementation mean 2.3, SD 2.40; postimplementation mean 6.14, SD 5.01; P<.001), and local policies and protocols (preimplementation mean 2.23, SD 2.72; postimplementation mean 6.95, SD 6.09; P=.02). There was significant improvement in faculty-trainee educational interactions (preimplementation mean 1.67, SD 1.33; postimplementation mean 6.05, SD 8.74; P=.01). Faculty assessment of trainee resource utilization also demonstrated statistically significant improvements across all resource categories. Subgroups among trainees and faculty showed similar trends toward improvement. CONCLUSIONS Learning technology interventions significantly decrease the barriers to resource utilization, particularly among millennial learners. Further investigation has been undertaken to assess how this may impact learning, knowledge retention, and patient outcomes.
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- Sumeet R Gopwani
- Department of Anesthesiology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Breast Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic Permanente Group, Rockville, MD, United States
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Hassan S, Chan V, Stevens J, Stupans I. Factors that influence adherence to surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) guidelines: a systematic review. Syst Rev 2021; 10:29. [PMID: 33453730 PMCID: PMC7811740 DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01577-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the extensive research that has been conducted to date, practice often differs from established guidelines and will vary between individuals and organisations. It has been noted that the global uptake of local and international surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) guidelines is poor with limited research investigating factors that affect guideline adherence. The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the reported barriers and enablers to the adherence of SAP guidelines. METHODS A search of the literature was performed using four electronic databases (CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed and SCOPUS) for articles published in the English language from January 1998 to December 2018. Articles were included if they were solely related to SAP and discussed the barriers or enablers to SAP guideline adherence. Articles that assessed the adherence to a range of infection control measures or discussed adherence to antibiotic treatment guidelines rather than SAP guidelines were excluded from this review. Barriers and enablers were mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool was used to assess the quality of included studies. RESULTS A total of 1489 papers were originally retrieved, with 48 papers meeting the eligibility criteria. Barriers and enablers were mapped to 11 out of 14 TDF domains: knowledge, skills, social/professional role and identity, beliefs about capabilities, beliefs about consequences, reinforcement, memory, attention and decision processes, environmental context and resources, social influences, emotion and behavioural regulation. Barriers were further categorised into personal or organisational barriers, while enablers were arranged under commonly trialled interventions. CONCLUSIONS There are numerous factors that can determine the uptake of SAP guidelines. An identification and understanding of these factors at a local level is required to develop tailored interventions to enhance guideline adherence. Interventions, when used in combination, can be considered as a means of improving guideline use.
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- Sarah Hassan
- Pharmacy, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
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- Pharmacy, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- Pharmacy, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Adelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Pharmacy, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Zaouter C, Joosten A, Rinehart J, Struys MMRF, Hemmerling TM. Autonomous Systems in Anesthesia. Anesth Analg 2020; 130:1120-1132. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000004646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Gabel E, Shin J, Hofer I, Grogan T, Ziv K, Hong J, Dhillon A, Moore J, Mahajan A, Cannesson M. Digital Quality Improvement Approach Reduces the Need for Rescue Antiemetics in High-Risk Patients. Anesth Analg 2019; 128:867-876. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000003828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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What we can learn from Big Data about factors influencing perioperative outcome. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2019; 31:723-731. [PMID: 30169341 DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000000659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This narrative review will discuss what value Big Data has to offer anesthesiology and aims to highlight recently published articles of large databases exploring factors influencing perioperative outcome. Additionally, the future perspectives of Big Data and its major pitfalls will be discussed. RECENT FINDINGS The potential of Big Data has given an incentive to create nationwide and anesthesia-initiated registries like the MPOG and NACOR. These large databases have contributed in elucidating some of the rare perioperative complications, such as declined cognition after exposure to general anesthesia and epidural hematomas in parturients. Additionally, they are useful in finding patterns such as similar outcome in subtypes of beta-blockers and lower incidence of pneumonia in preoperative influenza vaccinations in the elderly. SUMMARY Big Data is becoming increasingly popular with the collaborative collection of registries offering anesthesia a way to explore rare perioperative complications and outcome to encourage further hypotheses testing. Although Big Data has its flaws in security, lack of expertise and methodological concerns, the future potential of analytics combined with genomics, machine learning and real-time decision support looks promising.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Perioperative informatics tools continue to be developed at a rapid pace and offer clinicians the potential to greatly enhance clinical decision making. The goal of this review is to bring the reader updates on perioperative information management and discuss future research directions in the field. RECENT FINDINGS Clinical decision support tools become more timely, accurate, and, in some instances, have been shown to improve patient outcomes. When correctly implemented, they are critical tools for optimization of perioperative care. SUMMARY Perioperative informaticians continue to test new and innovative ways to enhance the delivery of anesthesia care, improving the safety and efficacy of perioperative management. Future work will continue to refine tools to ensure that perioperative informatics provides clinicians timely and accurate feedback, with demonstrable evidence that a decision support system improves patient outcomes.
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Liu J, Li N, Hao J, Li Y, Liu A, Wu Y, Cai M. Impact of the Antibiotic Stewardship Program on Prevention and Control of Surgical Site Infection during Peri-Operative Clean Surgery. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2018; 19:326-333. [PMID: 29461929 DOI: 10.1089/sur.2017.201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the leading cause of hospital-acquired infections and are associated with substantial healthcare costs, with increased morbidity and mortality. To investigate the effects of the antibiotic stewardship program on prevention and control of SSI during clean surgery, we investigated this situation in our institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS We performed a quasi-experimental study to compare the effect before and after the antibiotic stewardship program intervention. During the pre-intervention stage (January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011), comprehensive surveillance was performed to determine the SSI baseline data. In the second stage (January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2016), an infectious diseases physician and an infection control practitioner identified the surgical patients daily and followed up on the duration of antimicrobial prophylaxis. RESULTS From January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2016, 41,426 patients underwent clean surgeries in a grade III, class A hospital. The rate of prophylactic antibiotic use in the 41,426 clean surgeries was reduced from 82.9% to 28.0% after the interventions. The rate of antibiotic agents administered within 120 minutes of the first incision increased from 20.8% to 85.1%. The rate at which prophylactic antimicrobial agents were discontinued in the first 24 hours after surgery increased from 22.1% to 60.4%. Appropriate antibiotic selection increased from 37.0% to 93.6%. Prophylactic antibiotic re-dosing increased from 3.8% to 64.8%. The SSI rate decreased from 0.7% to 0.5% (p < 0.05). The pathogen detection rate increased from 16.7% up to 41.8% after intervention. The intensity of antibiotic consumption reduced from 74.9 defined daily doses (DDDs) per 100 bed-days to 34.2 DDDs per 100 bed-days after the interventions. CONCLUSION Long-term and continuous antibiotic stewardship programs have important effects on the prevention and control of SSI during clean surgery.
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- Juyuan Liu
- 1 Division of Hospital Infection Control and Prevention, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology , Beijing, China
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- 1 Division of Hospital Infection Control and Prevention, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology , Beijing, China
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- 2 Division of Hospital Administration Office, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology , Beijing, China
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- 1 Division of Hospital Infection Control and Prevention, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology , Beijing, China
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- 3 Division of Emergency Department, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital , Beijing, China
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- 4 Division of Hospital Infection Control and Prevention, Peking University People's Hospital , Beijing, China
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- 1 Division of Hospital Infection Control and Prevention, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology , Beijing, China
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Freundlich RE, Ehrenfeld JM. Perioperative Information Systems: Opportunities to Improve Delivery of Care and Clinical Outcomes in Cardiac and Vascular Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2017; 32:1458-1463. [PMID: 29229258 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A variety of existing perioperative informatics tools offer clinicians and researchers the opportunity to improve the delivery of care and clinical outcomes for patients undergoing cardiac and vascular surgery. Many of these tools can be used to improve the reliability of the care delivery process through the application of clinical decision support tools and/or quality improvement methodologies at a number of junctures. In this review, the authors will offer a concise overview of the existing perioperative informatics literature, with a focus on tools considered to be of utility in confronting the unique challenges inherent to cardiac and vascular surgery. The authors also highlight areas that they believe are of interest for future targeted inquiry.
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- Robert E Freundlich
- Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Critical Care, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Biomedical Informatics, and Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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Kasatpibal N, Whitney JD, Dellinger EP, Nair BG, Pike KC. Failure to Redose Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Long Surgery Increases Risk of Surgical Site Infection. Surg Infect (Larchmt) 2017; 18:474-484. [DOI: 10.1089/sur.2016.164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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- Nongyao Kasatpibal
- Division of Nursing Science, Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Psychosocial Nursing and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Rawson TM, Moore LSP, Hernandez B, Charani E, Castro-Sanchez E, Herrero P, Hayhoe B, Hope W, Georgiou P, Holmes AH. A systematic review of clinical decision support systems for antimicrobial management: are we failing to investigate these interventions appropriately? Clin Microbiol Infect 2017; 23:524-532. [PMID: 28268133 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.02.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Clinical decision support systems (CDSS) for antimicrobial management can support clinicians to optimize antimicrobial therapy. We reviewed all original literature (qualitative and quantitative) to understand the current scope of CDSS for antimicrobial management and analyse existing methods used to evaluate and report such systems. METHOD PRISMA guidelines were followed. Medline, EMBASE, HMIC Health and Management and Global Health databases were searched from 1 January 1980 to 31 October 2015. All primary research studies describing CDSS for antimicrobial management in adults in primary or secondary care were included. For qualitative studies, thematic synthesis was performed. Quality was assessed using Integrated quality Criteria for the Review Of Multiple Study designs (ICROMS) criteria. CDSS reporting was assessed against a reporting framework for behaviour change intervention implementation. RESULTS Fifty-eight original articles were included describing 38 independent CDSS. The majority of systems target antimicrobial prescribing (29/38;76%), are platforms integrated with electronic medical records (28/38;74%), and have a rules-based infrastructure providing decision support (29/38;76%). On evaluation against the intervention reporting framework, CDSS studies fail to report consideration of the non-expert, end-user workflow. They have narrow focus, such as antimicrobial selection, and use proxy outcome measures. Engagement with CDSS by clinicians was poor. CONCLUSION Greater consideration of the factors that drive non-expert decision making must be considered when designing CDSS interventions. Future work must aim to expand CDSS beyond simply selecting appropriate antimicrobials with clear and systematic reporting frameworks for CDSS interventions developed to address current gaps identified in the reporting of evidence.
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- T M Rawson
- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College, London, UK.
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- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College, London, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK
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- School of Public Health, Imperial College, London, UK
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College, London, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College, London, UK
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Electronic reminders for intraoperative antibiotic re-dosing. Can J Anaesth 2017; 64:443-444. [DOI: 10.1007/s12630-017-0825-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Kiatchai T, Colletti AA, Lyons VH, Grant RM, Vavilala MS, Nair BG. Development and Feasibility of a Real-Time Clinical Decision Support System for Traumatic Brain Injury Anesthesia Care. Appl Clin Inform 2017; 8:80-96. [PMID: 28119992 DOI: 10.4338/aci-2016-10-ra-0164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Real-time clinical decision support (CDS) integrated with anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) can generate point of care reminders to improve quality of care. OBJECTIVE To develop, implement and evaluate a real-time clinical decision support system for anesthetic management of pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients undergoing urgent neurosurgery. METHODS We iteratively developed a CDS system for pediatric TBI patients undergoing urgent neurosurgery. The system automatically detects eligible cases and evidence-based key performance indicators (KPIs). Unwanted clinical events trigger and display real-time messages on the AIMS computer screen. Main outcomes were feasibility of detecting eligible cases and KPIs, and user acceptance. RESULTS The CDS system was triggered in 22 out of 28 (79%) patients. The sensitivity of detecting continuously sampled KPIs reached 93.8%. For intermittently sampled KPIs, sensitivity and specificity reached 90.9% and 100%, respectively. 88% of providers reported that CDS helped with TBI anesthesia care. CONCLUSIONS CDS implementation is feasible and acceptable with a high rate of case capture and appropriate generation of alert and guidance messages for TBI anesthesia care.
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- Bala G. Nair, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, BB-1469 Health Sciences Bldg, Mail Box: 356540, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, Phone: (206) 598 4993, Fax: (206) 543-2958,
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Simpao AF, Tan JM, Lingappan AM, Gálvez JA, Morgan SE, Krall MA. A systematic review of near real-time and point-of-care clinical decision support in anesthesia information management systems. J Clin Monit Comput 2016; 31:885-894. [PMID: 27530457 DOI: 10.1007/s10877-016-9921-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) are sophisticated hardware and software technology solutions that can provide electronic feedback to anesthesia providers. This feedback can be tailored to provide clinical decision support (CDS) to aid clinicians with patient care processes, documentation compliance, and resource utilization. We conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed articles on near real-time and point-of-care CDS within AIMS using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols. Studies were identified by searches of the electronic databases Medline and EMBASE. Two reviewers screened studies based on title, abstract, and full text. Studies that were similar in intervention and desired outcome were grouped into CDS categories. Three reviewers graded the evidence within each category. The final analysis included 25 articles on CDS as implemented within AIMS. CDS categories included perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis, post-operative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis, vital sign monitors and alarms, glucose management, blood pressure management, ventilator management, clinical documentation, and resource utilization. Of these categories, the reviewers graded perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and clinical documentation as having strong evidence per the peer reviewed literature. There is strong evidence for the inclusion of near real-time and point-of-care CDS in AIMS to enhance compliance with perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis and clinical documentation. Additional research is needed in many other areas of AIMS-based CDS.
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- Allan F Simpao
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19104-4399, USA
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- University of Pennsylvania Biomedical Library, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3610 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104-6060, USA
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- The Permanente Federation and the Oregon Health and Science University, 10040 SW Balmer Circle, Portland, OR, 97219, USA
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Gálvez JA, Rothman BS, Doyle CA, Morgan S, Simpao AF, Rehman MA. A Narrative Review of Meaningful Use and Anesthesia Information Management Systems. Anesth Analg 2015; 121:693-706. [PMID: 26287298 DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The US federal government has enacted legislation for a federal incentive program for health care providers and hospitals to implement electronic health records. The primary goal of the Meaningful Use (MU) program is to drive adoption of electronic health records nationwide and set the stage to monitor and guide efforts to improve population health and outcomes. The MU program provides incentives for the adoption and use of electronic health record technology and, in some cases, penalties for hospitals or providers not using the technology. The MU program is administrated by the Department of Health and Human Services and is divided into 3 stages that include specific reporting and compliance metrics. The rationale is that increased use of electronic health records will improve the process of delivering care at the individual level by improving the communication and allow for tracking population health and quality improvement metrics at a national level in the long run. The goal of this narrative review is to describe the MU program as it applies to anesthesiologists in the United States. This narrative review will discuss how anesthesiologists can meet the eligible provider reporting criteria of MU by applying anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) in various contexts in the United States. Subsequently, AIMS will be described in the context of MU criteria. This narrative literature review also will evaluate the evidence supporting the electronic health record technology in the operating room, including AIMS, independent of certification requirements for the electronic health record technology under MU in the United States.
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- Jorge A Gálvez
- From the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; and Coast Anesthesia Medical Group, O'Connor Hospital, San Jose, California
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Nair BG, Grunzweig K, Peterson GN, Horibe M, Neradilek MB, Newman SF, Van Norman G, Schwid HA, Hao W, Hirsch IB, Patchen Dellinger E. Intraoperative blood glucose management: impact of a real-time decision support system on adherence to institutional protocol. J Clin Monit Comput 2015; 30:301-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s10877-015-9718-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Implementation of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems continues to expand. The massive number of patient encounters results in high amounts of stored data. Transforming clinical data into knowledge to improve patient care has been the goal of biomedical informatics professionals for many decades, and this work is now increasingly recognized outside our field. In reviewing the literature for the past three years, we focus on "big data" in the context of EHR systems and we report on some examples of how secondary use of data has been put into practice. METHODS We searched PubMed database for articles from January 1, 2011 to November 1, 2013. We initiated the search with keywords related to "big data" and EHR. We identified relevant articles and additional keywords from the retrieved articles were added. Based on the new keywords, more articles were retrieved and we manually narrowed down the set utilizing predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. RESULTS Our final review includes articles categorized into the themes of data mining (pharmacovigilance, phenotyping, natural language processing), data application and integration (clinical decision support, personal monitoring, social media), and privacy and security. CONCLUSION The increasing adoption of EHR systems worldwide makes it possible to capture large amounts of clinical data. There is an increasing number of articles addressing the theme of "big data", and the concepts associated with these articles vary. The next step is to transform healthcare big data into actionable knowledge.
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- M K Ross
- Lucila Ohno-Machado, Division of Biomedical Informatics, 9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0505, La Jolla, California, 92037-0505, USA, Tel: +1 858 822 4931, E-mail:
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Longer operative time: deterioration of clinical outcomes of laparoscopic colectomy versus open colectomy. Dis Colon Rectum 2014; 57:616-22. [PMID: 24819102 DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000000114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND As laparoscopic surgery is applied to colorectal surgery procedures, it becomes imperative to delineate whether there is an operative duration where benefits diminish. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this work was to determine whether benefits of a laparoscopic right colectomy compared with an open right colectomy are diminished by prolonged operative times. DESIGN We performed a retrospective analysis comparing outcomes of patients undergoing laparoscopic right and open right colectomy for colon cancer with operative duration of less than and greater than 3 hours. SETTINGS This study was based on data in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. PATIENTS We queried the database for patients with laparoscopic and open right colectomy with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer between 2005 and 2010. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Patients were stratified by operative technique and duration. Forward multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed for mortality, cerebrovascular/cardiovascular complications, and infectious complications. Predictors of operative time >3 hours in the laparoscopic cohort were identified by logistic regression. RESULTS Of 4273 patients, operative duration was >3 hours for 18.4% of patients with a laparoscopic right colectomy and 11.3% with an open right colectomy. There was no benefit of the laparoscopic right colectomy with an operative duration >3 hours over open right colectomy with respect to mortality and cardiopulmonary and cerebrovascular complications. An operative duration >3 hours was an independent risk factor for infectious complications in patients undergoing a laparoscopic right colectomy. LIMITATIONS This was a retrospective study and not an intention-to-treat analysis. CONCLUSIONS At an operative duration of ≥3 hours, laparoscopic right colectomy has higher infectious complications than open right colectomy. Reduced mortality and less cardiopulmonary and cerebrovascular complications seen in the laparoscopic cohort with shorter operative duration were lost with an operative duration >3 hours. In patients at risk for prolonged laparoscopic right colectomy, early conversion to an open technique may be warranted.
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Nair BG, Horibe M, Newman SF, Wu WY, Peterson GN, Schwid HA. Anesthesia Information Management System-Based Near Real-Time Decision Support to Manage Intraoperative Hypotension and Hypertension. Anesth Analg 2014; 118:206-14. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Koch CG, Li L, Hixson E, Tang A, Gordon S, Longworth D, Phillips S, Blackstone E, Henderson JM. Is it time to refine? An exploration and simulation of optimal antibiotic timing in general surgery. J Am Coll Surg 2013; 217:628-35. [PMID: 23849901 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2013.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative infections increase morbidity, resource use, and costs. Our objective was to examine whether within guideline recommendations an optimal time exists for an initial dose of antibiotic to reduce postoperative infections in general surgery, and to simulate the magnitude of a reduction in infections should an optimal time be implemented. STUDY DESIGN The population consisted of 6,731 patients who underwent 7,095 general surgery procedures between January 5, 2006 and June 25, 2012. Patients with pre-existing infections, such as pneumonia and sepsis, and patients with no recorded use of antibiotics were excluded, as were patients on vancomycin and surgical procedures longer than 4 hours in duration. The final analysis dataset included 4,453 patients. The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program was used for perioperative variables and outcomes. The end point was a composite of wound disruption; superficial, deep, organ space, surgical site infections; and sepsis. Semi-parametric logistic regression was used to study the association between antibiotic timing and infection. RESULTS There were 444 (10%) patients with a primary end point of infectious complication. A nonlinear "bowl-shaped" relationship between duration of interval from antibiotic administration and surgical incision and infection was observed; lowest risk corresponding to administration time close to incision was 4 minutes before incision (95% one-sided CI, 0-18 minutes). The model suggested optimal timing would result in an 11.3% reduction in the primary infection end point. CONCLUSIONS Risk of infectious complications decreased as antibiotic administration moved closer to incision time. These data suggest an opportunity to reduce infections by 11.3% by targeting initial antibiotic administration closer to incision.
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- Colleen G Koch
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Quality and Patient Safety Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
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Reducing wastage of inhalation anesthetics using real-time decision support to notify of excessive fresh gas flow. Anesthesiology 2013; 118:874-84. [PMID: 23442753 DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e3182829de0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reduced consumption of inhalation anesthetics can be safely achieved by reducing excess fresh gas flow (FGF). In this study the authors describe the use of a real-time decision support tool to reduce excess FGF to lower, less wasteful levels. METHOD The authors applied a decision support tool called the Smart Anesthesia Manager™ (University of Washington, Seattle, WA) that analyzes real-time data from an Anesthesia Information Management System to notify the anesthesia team if FGF exceeds 1 l/min. If sevoflurane consumption reached 2 minimum alveolar concentration-hour under low flow anesthesia (FGF < 2 l/min), a second message was generated to increase FGF to 2 l/min, to comply with Food and Drug Administration guidelines. To evaluate the tool, mean FGF between surgical incision and the end of procedure was compared in four phases: (1) a baseline period before instituting decision rules, (2) Intervention-1 when decision support to reduce FGF was applied, (3) Intervention-2 when the decision rule to reduce flow was deliberately inactivated, and (4) Intervention-3 when decision rules were reactivated. RESULTS The mean ± SD FGF reduced from 2.10 ± 1.12 l/min (n = 1,714) during baseline to 1.60 ± 1.01 l/min (n = 2,232) when decision rules were instituted (P < 0.001). When the decision rule to reduce flow was inactivated, mean FGF increased to 1.87 ± 1.15 l/min (n = 1,732) (P < 0.001), with an increasing trend in FGF of 0.1 l/min/month (P = 0.02). On reactivating the decision rules, the mean FGF came down to 1.59 ± 1.02 l/min (n = 1,845). Through the Smart Anesthesia Messenger™ system, the authors saved 9.5 l of sevoflurane, 6.0 l of desflurane, and 0.8 l isoflurane per month, translating to an annual savings of $104,916. CONCLUSIONS Real-time notification is an effective way to reduce inhalation agent usage through decreased excess FGFs.
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Nair BG, Horibe M, Newman SF, Wu WY, Schwid HA. Near real-time notification of gaps in cuff blood pressure recordings for improved patient monitoring. J Clin Monit Comput 2013; 27:265-71. [DOI: 10.1007/s10877-012-9425-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 12/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Rothman B, Leonard JC, Vigoda MM. Future of Electronic Health Records: Implications for Decision Support. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 79:757-68. [DOI: 10.1002/msj.21351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nair BG, Newman SF, Peterson GN, Schwid HA. Smart Anesthesia Manager™ (SAM)--a real-time decision support system for anesthesia care during surgery. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2012; 60:207-10. [PMID: 22736635 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2012.2205384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Anesthesia information management systems (AIMS) are being increasingly used in the operating room to document anesthesia care. We developed a system, Smart Anesthesia Manager™ (SAM) that works in conjunction with an AIMS to provide clinical and billing decision support. SAM interrogates AIMS database in near real time, detects issues related to clinical care, billing and compliance, and material waste. Issues and the steps for their resolution are brought to the attention of the anesthesia provider in real time through "pop-up" messages overlaid on top of AIMS screens or text pages. SAM improved compliance to antibiotic initial dose and redose to 99.3 ± 0.7% and 83.9 ± 3.4% from 88.5 ± 1.4% and 62.5 ± 1.6%, respectively. Beta-blocker protocol compliance increased to 94.6 ± 3.5% from 60.5 ± 8.6%. Inadvertent gaps (>15 min) in blood pressure monitoring were reduced to 34 ± 30 min/1000 cases from 192 ± 58 min/1000 cases. Additional billing charge capture of invasive lines procedures worth $144,732 per year and 1,200 compliant records were achieved with SAM. SAM was also able to reduce wastage of inhalation anesthetic agents worth $120,168 per year.
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- Bala G Nair
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
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Nair BG, Peterson GN, Newman SF, Wu WY, Kolios-Morris V, Schwid HA. Improving Documentation of a Beta-Blocker Quality Measure Through an Anesthesia Information Management System and Real-Time Notification of Documentation Errors. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2012; 38:283-8. [DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38036-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Nair BG, Peterson GN, Schwid HA. Electronic Reminders to Improve Timely Antibiotic Doses. Anesth Analg 2011; 113:1284. [DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31822cf19d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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