Start Date
5-27-2021 9:00 AM
End Date
5-27-2021 5:00 PM
Description
- Postoperative pneumonia increases morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and hospital costs up to $12,000-$40,000 per patient
- TJUH Center City ranked in the top 3rd - 4th quartile of pulmonary complications on the 2020 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program perioperative review
- ICOUGH protocol: widely accepted, standardized set of post-operative interventions to reduce pneumonia incidence
- Survey design: measure ICOUGH compliance before and after implementation of resident note checklist in EPIC
Included in
May 27th, 9:00 AM
May 27th, 5:00 PM
Postoperative Aspiration Pneumonia (PoPNA) Prevention Protocol
- Postoperative pneumonia increases morbidity, mortality, length of stay, and hospital costs up to $12,000-$40,000 per patient
- TJUH Center City ranked in the top 3rd - 4th quartile of pulmonary complications on the 2020 National Surgical Quality Improvement Program perioperative review
- ICOUGH protocol: widely accepted, standardized set of post-operative interventions to reduce pneumonia incidence
- Survey design: measure ICOUGH compliance before and after implementation of resident note checklist in EPIC
Comments
Presented at the 2021 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference