Iyad Eid1,2, Dane Moran3,4, Lynn Morrison1, Eyad HajHussein1, Hanna Hill1, Rasha Ansari1, Tammy Williams1, Mojieb Manzary1. 1. Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. 2. Johns Hopkins Medicine Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, Baltimore, MD, USA. 3. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. 4. Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
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.
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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