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PMID: 20063618 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PROBLEM: At Salford Royal Foundation Trust, 179 patients suffered a cardiac arrest between March 2007 and April 2008. MAINE MEASURES FOR MPROVEMENT: Our primary outcome measure was the number of cardiac arrests per 1,000 admissions. STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE: Eleven wards were invited to participate in a Breakthrough Series collaborative from April 2008 to January 2009. It is a short term (6-15 months) learning system thatbrings together several teams to s eekimprovement, focusing on one topic. Frontline teams worked to develop changes in their clinical areas with the aim of reducing cardiac arrests by 50% in one year. RESULTS: April-December 2008 saw a reduction of 32% in the cardiac arrest rate, resulting in an average arrest rate of 0.79 per 1,000 admissions. Since the project began to upscale its work in January 2009, a further reduction has been noted. However,another 4 months' data is required to assess whether this equates to a sustained change. CONCLUSION: Preliminary data suggests that a Breakthrough Series collaborative is an effective method of engaging frontline staff in developing and implementing change, with improvements in patient care. |
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Emma Donaldson; Peter Murphy |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Nursing times Volume: 105 ISSN: 0954-7762 ISO Abbreviation: Nurs Times Publication Date: 2009 Dec 1-7 |
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Created Date: 2010-01-12 Completed Date: 2010-02-23 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0423236 Medline TA: Nurs Times Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 17-9 Citation Subset: N |
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Adult Great Britain Heart Arrest / prevention & control* Humans Organizational Innovation Patient Care Team / organization & administration* Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods*, organization & administration Risk Management / methods*, organization & administration Staff Development / methods*, organization & administration |
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