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- The study aimed to create a quality improvement initiative to lower the occurrence of pulmonary embolism (PE) after elective knee and hip joint replacement surgeries.
- A total of 866 patients' data from 2014 to 2016 showed a decrease in PE cases from 13 before the intervention to only 2 afterward, indicating a significant reduction in incidence (2.8% to 0.7%; p = 0.044).
- The findings suggest that the implemented interventions were effective in reducing the risk of pulmonary embolism following these surgical procedures.
Article Abstract
Objective: To develop a quality improvement initiative to reduce the incidence of pulmonary embolism (PE) following elective lower extremity joint replacement surgery.
Methods: 866 Patients undergoing a total knee or total or partial hip replacement surgery at a from 2014 to 2016 were included in this prospective pre-post interventional study.
Results: There were 13 PE's before the intervention and 2 after the intervention. The incidence of PE was significantly higher prior to the intervention (2.8% vs. 0.7%; p = 0.044).
Conclusions: Our results suggest that our bundle of interventions was successfully implemented and helped to reduce the incidence of pulmonary embolism following surgery.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895891 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jor.2018.01.009 | DOI Listing |
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