Quality improvement strategies in pediatric ECMO.
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, Journal Article
Hamilton, M; Thornton, SW; Tracy, ET; Ozment, C
Published in: Semin Pediatr Surg
August 2023
Pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is an increasingly utilized, life-saving technology with high mortality and morbidity. A complex technology employed urgently or emergently for some of the sickest children in the hospital by a large multidisciplinary team, ECMO is an ideal area for using quality improvement strategies to reduce the variability in care and improve patient outcomes. We review critical concepts from quality improvement and apply them to patient selection and management, staffing, credentialing and continuing education, and the variability of management among providers and institutions.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Semin Pediatr Surg
DOI
EISSN
1532-9453
Publication Date
August 2023
Volume
32
Issue
4
Start / End Page
151337
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Quality Improvement
- Pediatrics
- Humans
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Child
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3202 Clinical sciences
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Hamilton, M., Thornton, S. W., Tracy, E. T., & Ozment, C. (2023). Quality improvement strategies in pediatric ECMO. Semin Pediatr Surg, 32(4), 151337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151337
Hamilton, Makenzie, Steven W. Thornton, Elisabeth T. Tracy, and Caroline Ozment. “Quality improvement strategies in pediatric ECMO.” Semin Pediatr Surg 32, no. 4 (August 2023): 151337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151337.
Hamilton M, Thornton SW, Tracy ET, Ozment C. Quality improvement strategies in pediatric ECMO. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2023 Aug;32(4):151337.
Hamilton, Makenzie, et al. “Quality improvement strategies in pediatric ECMO.” Semin Pediatr Surg, vol. 32, no. 4, Aug. 2023, p. 151337. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2023.151337.
Hamilton M, Thornton SW, Tracy ET, Ozment C. Quality improvement strategies in pediatric ECMO. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2023 Aug;32(4):151337.
Published In
Semin Pediatr Surg
DOI
EISSN
1532-9453
Publication Date
August 2023
Volume
32
Issue
4
Start / End Page
151337
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Quality Improvement
- Pediatrics
- Humans
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Child
- 3213 Paediatrics
- 3202 Clinical sciences