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Davies, Michelle, Couper, Keith, Bradley, Julie, Baker, Annalie, Husselbee, Natalie, Woolley, Sarah, Davies, Robin P. and Perkins, Gavin D. (2014) A simple solution for improving reliability of cardiac arrest equipment provision in hospital. Resuscitation, 85 (11). pp. 1523-1526. doi:10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.07.021 ISSN 0300-9572.
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Abstract
Introduction
Effective and safe cardiac arrest care in the hospital setting is reliant on the immediate availability of emergency equipment. The patient safety literature highlights deficiencies in current approaches to resuscitation equipment provision, highlighting the need for innovative solutions to this problem.
Methods
We conducted a before–after study at a large NHS trust to evaluate the effect of a sealed tray system and database on resuscitation equipment provision. The system was evaluated by a series of unannounced inspections to assess resuscitation trolley compliance with local policy prior to and following system implementation. The time taken to check trolleys was assessed by timing clinicians checking both types of trolley in a simulation setting.
Results
The sealed tray system was implemented in 2010, and led to a significant increase in the number of resuscitation trolleys without missing, surplus, or expired items (2009: n = 1 (4.76%) vs 2011: n = 37 (100%), p < 0.001). It also significantly reduced the time required to check each resuscitation trolley in the simulation setting (12.86 (95% CI: 10.02–15.71) vs 3.15 (95% CI: 1.19–4.51) min, p < 0.001), but had no effect on the number of resuscitation trolleys checked every day over the previous month (2009: n = 8 (38.10%) vs 2011: n = 11 (29.73%), p = 0.514).
Conclusion
The implementation of a sealed tray system led to a significant and sustained improvement in resuscitation equipment provision, but had no effect on resuscitation trolley checking frequency.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Resuscitation | ||||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ireland Ltd | ||||||||||
ISSN: | 0300-9572 | ||||||||||
Official Date: | November 2014 | ||||||||||
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Volume: | 85 | ||||||||||
Number: | 11 | ||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 1523-1526 | ||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2014.07.021 | ||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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