Multidisciplinary Model for Liver Tumors
Time Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6 7:30–11:30 CT: 07:30 Check-In 08:00 Scan CT: 07:50 Check-In 08:20 Scan Lab: 07:30 Lab: 08:00 Lab: 08:15…
Liver Metastases: Basic Principles of Treatment and Clinical Data
Authors (year published) Number Mortality (%) Morbidity (%) 5-year disease-free survival (%) 5-year overall survival (%) Nordlinger et al. (1996) [14] 1568 2 23 15 28 Fong et al. (1999)…
Sustainability and Spread
Source and domain/setting Definition Characterized as benefits persistence/continuation development Merriam-Webster [20] (English dictionary) • “able to be used without being completely used up or destroyed” • “able to last or…
Quality and Safety in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients
Fig. 17.1 Quality and safety metrics in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Adopted from Rice and Bailey [31] Donor Safety As unrelated hematopoietic cell (HC) donation is only reserved for individuals…
Implementation of Evidence-Based Care in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Practice
Author Year Location TTA before QI process (Min) TTA after QI process (Min) Percent decrease Amado [7] 2011 PICU 164 55 66% Pakakasam [14] 2011 ED 180 75 58% Burry…
Chemotherapy and Medication Safety
Fig. 10.1 Severity index for categorizing medication errors from NCC MERP (Used with permission. © 2001 National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention) Classification of Processes Involved in…
Principles of Patient Safety in Pediatric Hem/Onc/HSCT
Disincentives for reporting adverse events Poor education about what constitutes an event Concern over legal or credentialing consequences Personal shame Fear of implicating others Time-consuming processes Systems that are difficult…
Quality in Pediatric Palliative Care
Presence of complex chronic or life-limiting condition Difficult pain or physical symptom management Emotional or social distress Unable to perform activities of daily living resulting in poor quality of life…
Healthcare-Associated Infections in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Location Overall pooled mean CLABSI Pooled mean CLABSI—permanent central line days Pooled mean CLABSI—temporary central line days Adult general medical/surgical inpatient 0.8 NA NA Adult medical/surgical ICU 0.8–1.1a NA NA…
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Resources
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Christopher E. Dandoy, Joanne M. Hilden, Amy L. Billett and Brigitta U. Mueller (eds.)Patient Safety and Quality in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation10.1007/978-3-319-53790-0_20 20. Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Resources Christopher E. Dandoy1 ,…
