Improving the Compliance of Intraoperative Antibiotic Redosing: A Quality Improvement Initiative.

Introduction: At Children's Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, the intraoperative antibiotic redosing guidelines and the time frame considered compliant for redosing were unclear. This lack of clarity plus an ill-defined process for ensuring intraoperative antibiotic redosing resulted in a compliance rate of 11%. The organization's surgical site infection (SSI) rate was 3.

Reducing Serious Safety Events and Priority Hospital-Acquired Conditions in a Pediatric Hospital with the Implementation of a Patient Safety Program.

Background: A freestanding children's hospital evaluated the impact of a patient safety program on serious safety events (SSEs) and hospital-acquired conditions (HACs).

Methods: The No Harm Patient Safety Program was developed throughout the organization using a multifaceted approach that included safety moments, leadership rounding, cause analysis changes, event reporting enhancements, error prevention training, leadership training, identifying priority HACs, Eye on Safety Campaign, and safety coaches. The organization set strategic goals for improvement of SSEs and priority HACs.