1
|
Outcomes Analysis and Quality Improvement in Children With Congenital and Acquired Cardiovascular Disease. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2016; 17:S362-6. [PMID: 27490624 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000000785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES In this review, the current state of outcomes analysis and quality improvement in children with acquired and congenital cardiovascular disease will be discussed, with an emphasis on defining and measuring outcomes and quality in pediatric cardiac critical care medicine and risk stratification systems. DATA SOURCE MEDLINE and PubMed CONCLUSION : Measuring quality and outcomes in the pediatric cardiac critical care environment is challenging owing to many inherent obstacles, including a diverse patient mix, difficulty in determining how the care of the ICU team contributes to outcomes, and the lack of an adequate risk-adjustment method for pediatric cardiac critical care patients. Despite these barriers, new solutions are emerging that capitalize on lessons learned from other quality improvement initiatives, providing opportunities to build upon previous successes.
Collapse
|
2
|
Rationale and methodology of a collaborative learning project in congenital cardiac care. Am Heart J 2016; 174:129-37. [PMID: 26995379 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2016.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Accepted: 01/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Collaborative learning is a technique through which individuals or teams learn together by capitalizing on one another's knowledge, skills, resources, experience, and ideas. Clinicians providing congenital cardiac care may benefit from collaborative learning given the complexity of the patient population and team approach to patient care. RATIONALE AND DEVELOPMENT Industrial system engineers first performed broad-based time-motion and process analyses of congenital cardiac care programs at 5 Pediatric Heart Network core centers. Rotating multidisciplinary team site visits to each center were completed to facilitate deep learning and information exchange. Through monthly conference calls and an in-person meeting, we determined that duration of mechanical ventilation following infant cardiac surgery was one key variation that could impact a number of clinical outcomes. This was underscored by one participating center's practice of early extubation in the majority of its patients. A consensus clinical practice guideline using collaborative learning was developed and implemented by multidisciplinary teams from the same 5 centers. The 1-year prospective initiative was completed in May 2015, and data analysis is under way. CONCLUSION Collaborative learning that uses multidisciplinary team site visits and information sharing allows for rapid structured fact-finding and dissemination of expertise among institutions. System modeling and machine learning approaches objectively identify and prioritize focused areas for guideline development. The collaborative learning framework can potentially be applied to other components of congenital cardiac care and provide a complement to randomized clinical trials as a method to rapidly inform and improve the care of children with congenital heart disease.
Collapse
|
5
|
Jacobs JP, Jacobs ML, Austin EH, Mavroudis C, Pasquali SK, Lacour–Gayet FG, Tchervenkov CI, Walters H, Bacha EA, del Nido PJ, Fraser CD, Gaynor JW, Hirsch JC, Morales DLS, Pourmoghadam KK, Tweddell JS, Prager RL, Mayer JE. Quality measures for congenital and pediatric cardiac surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2012; 3:32-47. [PMID: 23804682 PMCID: PMC3827684 DOI: 10.1177/2150135111426732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
This article presents 21 "Quality Measures for Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery" that were developed and approved by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) and endorsed by the Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society (CHSS). These Quality Measures are organized according to Donabedian's Triad of Structure, Process, and Outcome. It is hoped that these quality measures can aid in congenital and pediatric cardiac surgical quality assessment and quality improvement initiatives.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jeffrey Phillip Jacobs
- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Congenital Heart Institute of Florida (CHIF), All Children’s Hospital, Cardiac Surgical Associates of Florida (CSAoF), University of South Florida College of Medicine, St Petersburg and Tampa, FL, USA
| | - Marshall Lewis Jacobs
- Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Diseases, Children’s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Erle H. Austin
- Kosair Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA
| | - Constantine Mavroudis
- Department of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
| | - Sara K. Pasquali
- Department of Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine, and Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
| | | | - Christo I. Tchervenkov
- Division of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery, The Montreal Children’s Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
| | - Hal Walters
- Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA
| | - Emile A. Bacha
- Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York (CHONY)/Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
| | - Pedro J. del Nido
- Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| | - Charles D. Fraser
- Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
| | - J. William Gaynor
- Cardiac Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
| | - Jennifer C. Hirsch
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
| | - David L. S. Morales
- Division of Congenital Heart Surgery, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
| | | | - James S. Tweddell
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
| | - Richard L. Prager
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
| | - John E. Mayer
- Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
| |
Collapse
|