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  • Healthcare quality improvement
  • Patient safety research
  • Clinical data analysis

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  • Critical care nurses identified a need for enhanced support for prone positioning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs) collect and analyze safety event data from member healthcare organizations.
  • Prone-position ventilation is a critical care intervention with associated patient safety risks.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe how a Patient Safety Organization utilized a learning system approach to analyze patient safety event data.
  • To identify trends and gaps in care for patients receiving prone-position ventilation.
  • To develop evidence-based recommendations for improving patient outcomes and reducing harm.

Main Methods:

  • A learning system approach was employed to aggregate and analyze patient safety events submitted by member organizations.
  • Patient safety analysts developed primary and secondary taxonomies to categorize safety events related to prone-position ventilation.
  • A literature search informed the development of an evidence-based action plan based on identified event themes.

Main Results:

  • Analysis of 392 patient safety events revealed significant gaps in care for patients in prone position.
  • Identified issues included medical device-related pressure injuries, care delivery concerns, staffing challenges, and device dislodgement.
  • An evidence-based action plan was developed and disseminated to PSOs for harm reduction.

Conclusions:

  • A learning system approach enables the analysis of patient safety event data to identify critical safety concerns and practice gaps.
  • This systematic approach allows healthcare organizations to implement targeted improvement efforts.
  • The findings support the use of aggregated safety data for proactive harm reduction strategies in critical care settings.