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A Quality Improvement Plan for Implementing an Innovative Organization System for Pediatric Airway Patients
Aileen K Kerns1, Rebecca Mahoney1, Kathryn Deeds2
1Department of Otolaryngology, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, United States.
Abstract:
Risks of pediatric tracheostomy are well known. The objectives of this quality improvement study were to organize tracheostomy supplies into a comprehensive care kit and demonstrate that the kits improved nursing and parental comfort in providing tracheostomy care routinely and emergently. Kits were assembled using roll-up toiletry style bags and organized in a uniform fashion with necessary supplies. Nurses and parents were surveyed using a 5-point Likert-type. Feedback was overall very positive; the kits were found to ease the transition of caring for a child with a new tracheostomy from hospital to home. This intervention can easily be adapted at other pediatric institutions.
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