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The Perfusion Down Under (PDU) Collaboration addresses challenges in evidence-based medicine, focusing on obtaining, evaluating, and disseminating research. This supports quality improvement in perfusion with measurable outcome data.

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Published on: December 18, 2020

Area of Science:

Cardiovascular Sciences
Medical Research Methodology
Healthcare Quality Improvement

Background:

Practicing evidence-based medicine faces challenges in evidence acquisition, evaluation, dissemination, and practitioner adoption.
Innovations in patient safety often require costly randomized controlled trials for evidence generation.
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) provides a framework for promoting best practices and innovations.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline the Perfusion Down Under (PDU) Collaboration's approach to addressing key challenges in evidence-based medicine.
To emphasize the importance of robust evaluation methods for healthcare innovations.
To highlight the role of measurable outcome data in achieving sustainable quality improvement in perfusion.

Main Methods:

The PDU Collaboration focuses on the initial stages of evidence-based medicine: obtaining, evaluating, and promulgating evidence.
The study discusses alternative evaluation methods beyond randomized controlled trials for innovations.
It references the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's framework for promoting practice adoption.

Main Results:

The PDU Collaboration actively addresses the first three challenges of evidence-based medicine.
Robust evaluation methods are crucial, considering innovation constructs and implementation context.
Measurement and clinically relevant outcome data are fundamental for quality improvement.

Conclusions:

The PDU Collaboration is positioned to enhance quality improvement in perfusion.
Providing credible, measurable outcome data facilitates sustainable change in clinical practice.
Addressing the challenge of practitioner adoption remains a long-term goal for evidence-based medicine.