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Koko JAB, Mohamed OSA, Koko BAB, Musa OAY. The ABCDE approach: Evaluation of adherence in a low-income country. Injury 2024; 55:111268. [PMID: 38097486 DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2023.111268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Early recognition and initial treatment of trauma patients prevents deterioration and buys time for making a definitive diagnosis. The "Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Disability and Exposure" (ABCDE) approach should be used whenever an injury is suspected. It provides quick identification and management of life-threatening problems. Still, there is limited knowledge regarding adherence to the ABCDE approach. This research aims to assess the adherence of the trauma team members to the ABCDE approach in the management of major trauma patients and the factors affecting it. METHOD The study is a cross-sectional hospital-based study conducted in the trauma and resuscitation rooms of major governmental hospitals in Khartoum in the period from Jan.30, 2022, to Mar.29, 2022. It was done among the medical staff dealing with major trauma cases. Data were collected by observation using a modified standardized checklist for assessing the ABCDE approach and via a self-administered questionnaire for identifying the factors affecting adherence. Total coverage of all major trauma cases resuscitation (n = 50) was done. Also, a sample size of 158 medical staff was covered for the questionnaire. The data was analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) V.23. RESULTS The mean percentage of adherence to the ABCDE approach was 37.9 % (SD 15.44). When the ABCDE sequence was not followed, the ACB was the commonest sequence. Also, adherence had no significant relation with any patient or staff-related factor. The main present obstacles to adherence to the ABCDE approach were overcrowding in the room and unprepared facilities. While the major present facilitator was the clinical experience. CONCLUSION The adherence rate was low, but initiation of the ABCDE approach was rapid. The factors participating in low adherence rates were usually facility or population-based factors. We recommend further studies, further training and embedment of guidelines, and the provision of larger trauma rooms with adequate supplies.
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- Julia Adam Bashir Koko
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST), Khartoum, Sudan.
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Ehrler F, Sahyoun C, Manzano S, Sanchez O, Gervaix A, Lovis C, Courvoisier DS, Lacroix L, Siebert JN. Impact of a shared decision-making mHealth tool on caregivers' team situational awareness, communication effectiveness, and performance during pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials 2021; 22:277. [PMID: 33849611 PMCID: PMC8042906 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-021-05170-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background Effective team communication, coordination, and situational awareness (SA) by team members are critical components to deliver optimal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Complexity of care during CPR, involvement of numerous providers, miscommunication, and other exogenous factors can all contribute to negatively influencing patient care, thus jeopardizing survival. We aim to investigate whether an mHealth supportive tool (the Interconnected and Focused Mobile Apps on patient Care Environment [InterFACE]) developed as a collaborative platform to support CPR providers in real-time and share patient-centered information would increase SA during pediatric CPR. Methods We will conduct a prospective, cluster randomized controlled trial by groups of 6 participants in a tertiary pediatric emergency department (33,000 consultations/year) with pediatric physicians and nurses. We will compare the impact of the InterFACE tool with conventional communication methods on SA and effective team communication during a standardized pediatric in-hospital cardiac arrest and a polytrauma high-fidelity simulations. Forty-eight participants will be randomized (1:1) to consecutively perform two 20-min video-recorded scenarios using either the mHealth tool or conventional methods. The primary endpoint is the SA score, measured with the Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique (SAGAT) instrument. Enrollment will start in late 2020 and data analysis in early 2021. We anticipate that the intervention will be completed by early 2021 and study results will be submitted in mid 2021 for publication. Discussion This clinical trial will assess the impact of a collaborative mHealth tool on increasing situational awareness and effective team communication during in-hospital pediatric resuscitation. As research in this area is scarce, the results generated by this study may become of paramount importance in improving the care of children receiving in-hospital CPR, in the era of increasing communication technology. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04464603. Registered on 9 July 2020. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13063-021-05170-3.
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- Frédéric Ehrler
- Department of Diagnostic, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, 47 Avenue de la Roseraie, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, 47 Avenue de la Roseraie, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Division of Pediatric Surgery, University Center of Pediatric Surgery of Western Switzerland, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, 47 Avenue de la Roseraie, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology and Medical Informatics, Division of Medical Information Sciences, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, 47 Avenue de la Roseraie, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland
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- Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Children's Hospital, Geneva University Hospitals, 47 Avenue de la Roseraie, 1211, Geneva 14, Switzerland. .,University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Quality of chest compressions during pediatric resuscitation with 15:2 and 30:2 compressions-to-ventilation ratio in a simulated scenario. Sci Rep 2020; 10:6828. [PMID: 32322023 PMCID: PMC7176711 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63921-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The main objetive was to compare 30:2 and 15:2 compression-to-ventilation ratio in two simulated pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) models with single rescuer. The secondary aim was to analyze the errors or omissions made during resuscitation. A prospective randomized parallel controlled study comparing 15:2 and 30:2 ratio in two manikins (child and infant) was developed. The CPR was performed by volunteers who completed an basic CPR course. Each subject did 4 CPR sessions of 3 minutes each one. Depth and rate of chest compressions (CC) during resuscitation were measured using a Zoll Z series defibrillator. Visual assessment of resuscitation was performed by an external researcher. A total of 26 volunteers performed 104 CPR sessions. Between 54–62% and 44–53% of CC were performed with an optimal rate and depth, respectively, with no significant differences. No differences were found in depth or rate of CC between 15:2 and 30:2 compression-to-ventilation ratio with both manikins. In the assessment of compliance with the ERC CPR algorithm, 69.2–80.8% of the subjects made some errors or omissions during resuscitation, the most frequent was not asking for help and not giving rescue breaths. The conclusions were that a high percentage of CC were not performed with optimal depth and rate. Errors or omissions were frequently made by rescuers during resuscitation.
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Heideveld-Chevalking AJ, Calsbeek H, Hofland J, Meijerink WJHJ, Wolff AP. Prospective methods for identifying perioperative risk-assessment methods for patient safety over 20 years: a systematic review. BJS Open 2019; 4:197-205. [PMID: 32207569 PMCID: PMC7093778 DOI: 10.1002/bjs5.50246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serious preventable surgical events still occur despite considerable efforts to improve patient safety. In addition to learning from retrospective analyses, prospective risk-assessment methods may help to decrease preventable events further by targeting perioperative hazards. The aim of this systematic review was to assess the methods used to identify perioperative patient safety risks prospectively, and to describe the risk areas targeted, the quality characteristics and feasibility of methods. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and Cochrane databases were searched, adhering to PRISMA guidelines. All studies describing the development and results of prospective methods to identify perioperative patient safety risks were included and assessed on methodological quality. Exclusion criteria were interventional studies, studies targeting one specific issue, studies reporting on structural factors relating to fundamental hospital items, and non-original or case studies. RESULTS The electronic search resulted in 16 708 publications, but only 20 were included for final analysis, describing five prospective risk-assessment methods. Direct observation was used in most studies, often in combination. Direct (16 studies) and indirect (4 studies) observations identified (potential) adverse events (P)AEs, process flow disruptions, poor protocol compliance and poor practice performance. (Modified) Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (HFMEA™) (5 studies) targeted potential process flow disruption failures, and direct (P)AE surveillance (3 studies) identified (P)AEs prospectively. Questionnaires (3 studies) identified poor protocol compliance, surgical flow disturbances and patients' willingness to ask questions about their care. Overall, quality characteristics and feasibility of the methods were poorly reported. CONCLUSION The direct (in-person) observation appears to be the primary prospective risk-assessment method that currently may best help to target perioperative hazards. This is a reliable method and covers a broad spectrum of perioperative risk areas.
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- IQ healthcare, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Operating Rooms, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Groningen Medical Centre, Groningen, the Netherlands
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Spahn DR, Bouillon B, Cerny V, Duranteau J, Filipescu D, Hunt BJ, Komadina R, Maegele M, Nardi G, Riddez L, Samama CM, Vincent JL, Rossaint R. The European guideline on management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following trauma: fifth edition. Crit Care 2019; 23:98. [PMID: 30917843 PMCID: PMC6436241 DOI: 10.1186/s13054-019-2347-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 688] [Impact Index Per Article: 137.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe traumatic injury continues to present challenges to healthcare systems around the world, and post-traumatic bleeding remains a leading cause of potentially preventable death among injured patients. Now in its fifth edition, this document aims to provide guidance on the management of major bleeding and coagulopathy following traumatic injury and encourages adaptation of the guiding principles described here to individual institutional circumstances and resources. METHODS The pan-European, multidisciplinary Task Force for Advanced Bleeding Care in Trauma was founded in 2004, and the current author group included representatives of six relevant European professional societies. The group applied a structured, evidence-based consensus approach to address scientific queries that served as the basis for each recommendation and supporting rationale. Expert opinion and current clinical practice were also considered, particularly in areas in which randomised clinical trials have not or cannot be performed. Existing recommendations were re-examined and revised based on scientific evidence that has emerged since the previous edition and observed shifts in clinical practice. New recommendations were formulated to reflect current clinical concerns and areas in which new research data have been generated. RESULTS Advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of post-traumatic coagulopathy have supported improved management strategies, including evidence that early, individualised goal-directed treatment improves the outcome of severely injured patients. The overall organisation of the current guideline has been designed to reflect the clinical decision-making process along the patient pathway in an approximate temporal sequence. Recommendations are grouped behind the rationale for key decision points, which are patient- or problem-oriented rather than related to specific treatment modalities. While these recommendations provide guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of major bleeding and coagulopathy, emerging evidence supports the author group's belief that the greatest outcome improvement can be achieved through education and the establishment of and adherence to local clinical management algorithms. CONCLUSIONS A multidisciplinary approach and adherence to evidence-based guidance are key to improving patient outcomes. If incorporated into local practice, these clinical practice guidelines have the potential to ensure a uniform standard of care across Europe and beyond and better outcomes for the severely bleeding trauma patient.
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- Donat R. Spahn
- Institute of Anaesthesiology, University of Zurich and University Hospital Zurich, Raemistrasse 100, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Centre (CMMC), University of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, D-51109 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Intensive Care, J.E. Purkinje University, Masaryk Hospital, Usti nad Labem, Socialni pece 3316/12A, CZ-40113 Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Centre for Research and Development, University Hospital Hradec Kralove, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Sokolska 581, CZ-50005 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove, Charles University, Simkova 870, CZ-50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
- Department of Anaesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine, QE II Health Sciences Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, 10 West Victoria, 1276 South Park St, Halifax, NS B3H 2Y9 Canada
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris Sud, University of Paris XI, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, 78 rue du Général Leclerc, F-94275 Le Kremlin-Bicêtre Cedex, France
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- Department of Cardiac Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, C. C. Iliescu Emergency Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Sos Fundeni 256-258, RO-022328 Bucharest, Romania
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- King’s College and Departments of Haematology and Pathology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH UK
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- Department of Traumatology, General and Teaching Hospital Celje, Medical Faculty Ljubljana University, SI-3000 Celje, Slovenia
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- Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Centre (CMMC), Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), University of Witten/Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, D-51109 Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesia and ICU, AUSL della Romagna, Infermi Hospital Rimini, Viale Settembrini, 2, I-47924 Rimini, Italy
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- Department of Surgery and Trauma, Karolinska University Hospital, S-171 76 Solna, Sweden
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- Hotel-Dieu University Hospital, 1, place du Parvis de Notre-Dame, F-75181 Paris Cedex 04, France
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- Department of Intensive Care, Erasme University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Route de Lennik 808, B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospital Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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