Design and alpha-testing of an electronic rounding tool (CERTAINp) to improve process of care in pediatric intensive care unit

作者:Hulyalkar Manasi; Gleich Stephen J; Kashyap Rahul; Barwise Amelia; Kaur Harsheen; Dong Yue; Fan Lei; Murthy Srinivas; Arteaga Grace M; Tripathi Sandeep*
来源:Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing, 2017, 31(6): 1313-1320.
DOI:10.1007/s10877-016-9946-1

摘要

Increasing process complexity in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) can lead to information overload resulting in missing pertinent information and potential errors during morning rounds. An efficient model using a novel electronic rounding tool was designed as part of a broader critical care decision support system-checklist for early recognition and treatment of acute illness and injury in pediatrics (CERTAINp). We aimed to evaluate its impact on improving the process of care during rounding. Prospective pre-and post-interventional data included: team performance baseline assessment, patient safety discussion, guideline adherence, rounding time, and a survey of Residents' and Nurses' perception using a Likert scale. Attending physicians were blinded to the components of the assessment. A total of 113 pre-intervention and 114 post-intervention roundings were recorded by direct observation. Pre-intervention (108) and post-intervention staff surveys (80) were obtained. Adherence to standard of care guidelines improved to > 97 % in all data points, with maximum increase seen in discussions of ulcer prophylaxis, bowel protocol, DVT prophylaxis, skin care, glucose control and head of bed elevation (2-28 % pre-vs. 100 % for all post-intervention, p < 0.01). Significant improvement was noticed in spontaneous breathing trials, sedation breaks and need for devices (45-57 % pre-vs. 100 % for all post-intervention, p < 0.01). Rounding time (mean +/- SD) increased by 2 min/patient (8.0 +/- 5.8 min pre-intervention vs. 9.9 +/- 5.7 min post-intervention, p = 0.002). Staff reported improved perception of all aspects of rounding. Utilization of the CERTAINp rounding tool led to perfect compliance to the discussion of best practice guidelines; had minimal impact on rounding time and improved PICU staff satisfaction.

  • 出版日期2017-12