Improving Prone Positioning Process for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Care Process & Redesign
Singapore Healthcare Management Congress
SingHealth
31 December 2021
To reduce the time taken to implement Prone Positioning by 50% and to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries by 90%. Implementation of PDCA cycles and simulated training improved Prone Positioning in ICUs, reducing injury rates and saving costs.
Year Submitted: 2021
Published Date: 31 December 2021
Tags: Care Process ＆ Redesign, Quality Improvement, Safe Care, Clinical Practice Improvement, Cost Saving
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Aims
To reduce the time taken to implement Prone Positioning by 50% and to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries by 90% within 12 months.
Background
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Methods
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Results
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Conclusion
Implementation of PDCA cycles and simulated training improved Prone Positioning in ICUs, reducing injury rates and saving costs.
Lessons Learnt
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Additional Information
Singapore Healthcare Management (SHM) Conference 2021 – Merit Award (Operations Category)
Keywords
Care & Process Redesign, Safe Care, Root Cause Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Simulated Training, ARDS, ICU, Nursing
Innovators' Details
Innovators' Details
Healthcare Cluster(s) | SingHealth |
Organization(s) Involved | Singapore General Hospital |
Platform(s) | Singapore Healthcare Management Congress |
Healthcare Professional Group(s) | Nursing, Medical |
Applicable Specialty or Discipline | Respiratory Therapy, Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonology, Wound Care Medicine |
Project Lead(s) | Tan Hui Li |
Project Member(s) | Xu Xu Hong |
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Dr Tan Hui Li - singaporehealthcaremanagement@singhealth.com.sg