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)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
© 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 ,…
Research investigation Quality improvement Purpose To develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge Designed to implement knowledge, assess a process or program as judged by established/accepted standards Motivation for the…
