Start Date
5-27-2021 9:00 AM
End Date
5-27-2021 5:00 PM
Description
Nearly 500,000 doses of potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) are given at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) each year. More than 80% of these doses are given intravenously.
Guidelines that encourage both intravenous and oral (PO) repletion options increase rates of PO dosing and more successfully attain goal levels than standard care.
Our goal was to increase the percent of K and Mg doses delivered by oral route to >50% of total doses distributed at TJUH within one year of implementation of an Epic-based electronic order set.
Keywords
Quality Improvement, Electrolytes, Potassium, Electronic Order Set
Included in
The “OK” Guideline: Implementing an Electronic Electrolyte Repletion Guideline for Improving Rates of Oral Potassium and Magnesium Delivery
Nearly 500,000 doses of potassium (K) and magnesium (Mg) are given at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) each year. More than 80% of these doses are given intravenously.
Guidelines that encourage both intravenous and oral (PO) repletion options increase rates of PO dosing and more successfully attain goal levels than standard care.
Our goal was to increase the percent of K and Mg doses delivered by oral route to >50% of total doses distributed at TJUH within one year of implementation of an Epic-based electronic order set.
Comments
Presented at the 2021 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference