PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent article in Children's Hospitals Today, entitled "Showing the Value of Quality Improvement Work in a Children's Hospital." [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management, entitled "Characterising the types of paediatric adverse events detected by the global trigger tool - CareTrack Kids." [...] 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the new article in JAMA Pediatrics, entitled "Health care-associated infections among critically ill children in the US, 2013-2018."

In addition, PIPSQC is pleased to highlight the recent article in Applied Ergonomics, entitled, "Interventions and measurements of highly reliable/resilient organization implementations: a literature review." [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in Archives of Disease in Childhood, entitled "Health and social care-associated harm amongst vulnerable children in primary care: mixed methods analysis of national safety reports." [...]

PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in BMC Pediatrics, entitled "Mapping the prevalence and nature of drug related problems among hospitalised children in the United Kingdom: a systematic review." [...] 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in BMJ Open, entitled "What causes prescribing errors in children? Scoping review." [...] 

Are children more susceptible to unplanned extubation? According to studies of various literature and research, yes.

Unplanned extubation - or UE as it's commonly referred - is the unplanned, uncontrolled removal of a patient's life-sustaining breathing tube. And it's been reported that more than 18% of neonatal ICU patients experience unplanned extubation - this is higher than the average among adult ICU patients. [...]
 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in Children's Hospitals Today, entitled "6 Patient Safety Risks Every Children's Hospital Should Assess." [...] 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory, entitled "Exploring Vulnerability to Patient Safety Events along the Age Continuum." This article analyzed 2017 data submitted to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority to document age-related patterns of patient harm in Pennsylvania hospitals. Of particular note, the highest total event rate per admission was found in the 5- to 14-year cohort (511.12 events per 1,000 admissions) with much lower rates in other cohorts. [...]
 

PIPSQC is pleased to share the recent publication in Translational Pediatrics, entitled "Making care better in the pediatric intensive care unit." [...]