Long-Term Quality of Life in Congenital Heart Disease Surgical Survivors: Multicenter Retrospective Study of Surgical and ICU Explanatory Factors.

Objectives: Greater congenital heart disease (CHD) complexity is associated with lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL). There are no data on the association between surgical and ICU factors and HRQOL in CHD survivors. This study assess the association between surgical and ICU factors and HRQOL in child and adolescent CHD survivors.

Republished: creating a safe, reliable hospital at night handover: a case study in implementation science.

Background: We developed protocols to handover patients from day to hospital at night (H@N) teams.

Setting: NHS paediatric specialist hospital.

Method: We observed four handover protocols (baseline, Phases 1, 2 and 3) over 2 years.

Creating a safe, reliable hospital at night handover: a case study in implementation science.

Background: We developed protocols to handover patients from day to hospital at night (H@N) teams.

Setting: NHS paediatric specialist hospital.

Method: We observed four handover protocols (baseline, Phases 1, 2 and 3) over 2 years.

Parent stress levels during children's hospital recovery after congenital heart surgery.

The hospitalization of a child for cardiac surgery is known to be a stressful experience for parents. However, little is known about the time course or the relationships between parental stress and the child's actual or perceived recovery. This research aimed to investigate pre- and postoperative parental stress and to examine some of the influencing factors during the postoperative period for children undergoing elective cardiac surgery.

Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit-stop and aviation models to improve safety and quality.

Background: We aimed to improve the quality and safety of handover of patients from surgery to intensive care using the analogy of a Formula 1 pit stop and expertise from aviation.

Methods: A prospective intervention study measured the change in performance before and after the implementation of a new handover protocol that was developed through detailed discussions with a Formula 1 racing team and aviation training captains. Fifty (23 before and 27 after) postsurgery patient handovers were observed.