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How to conduct a clinical audit and quality improvement project

International Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2017
Audits and quality improvement projects are vital aspects of clinical governance and continual service improvement in medicine. In this article we describe the process of clinical audit and quality improvement project. Guidance is also provided on how to
C. Limb, A. Fowler, B. Gundogan, Kiron Koshy, R. Agha   +4 more
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Using audit to enhance quality of maternity care in resource limited countries: lessons learnt from rural Africa. [PDF]

, 2011
Although clinical audit is an important instrument for quality care improvement, the concept has not yet been adequately taken on board in rural settings in most resource limited countries where the problem of maternal mortality is immense.
Hagen, J.P., Roosmalen, J., de Jong, Alise Bartsch, de Jong, A., Roosmalen, J. van, Jos van Roosmalen, Nyamtema, Angelo S, Jong, A. de, de Jong Alise, Jong, A.B., van Roosmalen, J., Nyamtema, A.S., Urassa, David P, van Roosmalen Jos, Urassa, D.P., Urassa David P, Angelo S Nyamtema, Jong, A.B. de, Alise Bartsch de Jong, David P Urassa, van Roosmalen, Jos, Nyamtema Angelo S   +21 more
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Audit of medical records keeping at a Nigerian geriatric clinic

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2019
BACKGROUND: A medical record also known as health chart is the written health information about a patient or clients and is always opened whenever a patient or client visits a health facility.
Dabota Yvonne Buowari
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Severe Maternal or Near Miss Morbidity: Implications for Public Health Surveillance and Clinical Audit

Clinical obstetrics and gynecology, 2018
This chapter reviews the historical development of indicators to identify severe maternal morbidity/maternal near miss (SMM/MNM), and their use for public health surveillance, research, and clinical audit. While there has been progress toward identifying
Elena V Kuklina, D. Goodman
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First-line support for assistance in breathing in children: statistical and health economic analysis plan for the FIRST-ABC trial

Trials, 2020
Background The FIRST-ABC trial comprises of two pragmatic, multicentre, parallel groups, non-inferiority randomised clinical trials designed to evaluate the clinical non-inferiority of first-line use of high flow nasal cannula (HFNC) to continuous ...
Izabella Orzechowska, M. Zia Sadique, Karen Thomas, Peter Davis, Kevin P. Morris, Paul R. Mouncey, Mark J. Peters, Alvin Richards-Belle, Lyvonne N. Tume, Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, David A. Harrison   +10 more
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Clinical audit does not work, is quality improvement any better?

British journal of hospital medicine, 2018
This article reviews the history of clinical audit and appraises its effectiveness. It discusses why audit can be ineffective in improving care and makes proposals to remove these barriers.
A. Boyle, Jeff Keep
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Irish National ICU Audit summary report 2017

, 2022
The Irish National ICU Audit was established by the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) in 2013 and focuses on the care of patients in adult Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and Paediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs).
The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) (11202798), Irish National ICU Audit (ICU) (13590019)   +1 more
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Protocolised Management In Sepsis (ProMISe): a multicentre randomised controlled trial of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early, goal-directed, protocolised resuscitation for emerging septic shock

Health Technology Assessment, 2015
Background: Early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) is recommended in international guidance for the resuscitation of patients presenting with early septic shock.
Paul R Mouncey, Tiffany M Osborn, G Sarah Power, David A Harrison, M Zia Sadique, Richard D Grieve, Rahi Jahan, Jermaine CK Tan, Sheila E Harvey, Derek Bell, Julian F Bion, Timothy J Coats, Mervyn Singer, J Duncan Young, Kathryn M Rowan   +14 more
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Effectiveness of standard fasting guidelines as assessed by gastric ultrasound examination: A clinical audit

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2018
Background and Aims: An audit was conducted between July 2017 and November 2017 to assess the adequacy of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) fasting guidelines on 246 patients by means of gastric ultrasonography (USG).
Sadhvi Sharma, A. Deo, P. Raman
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Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments and outcomes for new-onset atrial fibrillation in ICU patients: the CAFE scoping review and database analyses

Health Technology Assessment, 2021
Background: New-onset atrial fibrillation occurs in around 10% of adults treated in an intensive care unit. New-onset atrial fibrillation may lead to cardiovascular instability and thromboembolism, and has been independently associated with increased ...
Jonathan Bedford, Laura Drikite, Mark Corbett, James Doidge, Paloma Ferrando-Vivas, Alistair Johnson, Kim Rajappan, Paul Mouncey, David Harrison, Duncan Young, Kathryn Rowan, Peter Watkinson   +11 more
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