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Thein, Onn Shaun, Chan, Cathleen Man Ting, McCance, Eleanor, Mullins, Maria and Dosanjh, Davinder (2018) Oxygen prescription: improving compliance using methods from journal. BMJ open quality, 7 (2). e000288. ISSN 2399-6641. This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their HEFT Athens login IDs
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Oxygen is an important drug frequently used in the management of acutely unwell hospital patients. However, oxygen overuse can have fatal side effects particularly for those patients at risk of iatrogenic hypercapnia. British Thoracic Society Guidelines state that oxygen must be prescribed for all patients, with target saturations stipulated on the prescription for patient safety. A quality improvement project was undertaken with the aim to improve the oxygen prescription rate across the respiratory ward at a district general hospital, over a period of 3 months. Quality improvement methods were implemented based on data analysis at each stage, following discussion with senior doctors and specialist nurses, and after reviewing previous quality improvement projects published on . The initial interventions of poster reminders and multidisciplinary team education failed to significantly improve the rates of oxygen prescription. Use of a targeted intervention where stickers were placed above oxygen taps significantly improved prescription rate from 20% in the non-targeted group to 60% in the targeted group. This was based on a published improvement method. The current guidelines from the British Thoracic Society, and hospital's own guidelines, advise good oxygen prescribing. However, these recommendations alone are ineffective at achieving compliance among prescribers. Further targeted interventions have shown improvements in oxygen prescriptions and could lead to better clinical practice, patient care and safety.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their HEFT Athens login IDs |
| Subjects: | WD Diseases and disorders of systemic, metabolic or environmental origin > WD811 Rheumatology WF Respiratory system. Respiratory medicine |
| Divisions: | Ambulatory Care > Rheumatology Planned IP Care > Respiratory Medicine |
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| Depositing User: | Mr Philip O'Reilly |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2018 10:04 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2018 10:04 |
| URI: | http://www.repository.uhblibrary.co.uk/id/eprint/1682 |
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