What are the experiences of team members involved in root cause analysis? A qualitative study.

Background: Conducting root cause analysis (RCA) is complex and challenging. The aim of this study was to better understand the experiences of RCA team members and how they value their involvement in the RCA to inform future recruitment, conduct and implementation of RCA findings into clinical practice.

Methods: The study was set in a health network in Adelaide, South Australia.

Mortality at Music Festivals: An Update for 2016-2017 - Academic and Grey Literature for Case Finding.

In 2016, the authors published a paper on music festival fatalities between the years 1999 and 2014 (n=722). In this Special Report, they provide an update on fatalities reported at music festivals globally for the period 2016-2017 (n=201). Using a search strategy designed to capture grey literature and media reports of music festival fatalities, reports of the overall frequency and cause-of-death breakdown for publicly reported, festival-related deaths are recorded.

Neutropenic sepsis.

What was the nature of the CPD activity, practice-related feedback and/or event and/or experience in your practice? The article discussed the causes, signs and symptoms of neutropenic sepsis in adult patients after cancer treatment. It also explored the prevention and management of this condition.

Fecal ostomies: practical management for the home health clinician.

Ostomy creation is a common surgical procedure that affects more than 120,000 individuals annually in the United States. Ostomy patients require lifelong specialized support and care directed toward improving their health status, promoting self-care, and facilitating long-term adjustment. Home health clinicians are responsible for the assessment and management of the complex needs of the ostomy patient and must be able to identify and appropriately intervene when complications arise.