Tag: Pediatric Sedation

Patient Safety Weekly Must Reads (March 11, 2017)

This week in #patientsafety, we shared an article by Bradley Truax, MD, on pediatric sedation. We also shared a first-hand story written by the daughter of a patient who almost died of sepsis. From around the web, PIPSQC shared clinical videos on pediatric safety and a QI team implemented a very successful intervention for patients undergoing elective surgery.

Also, it’s Blood Clot Awareness Month! Tell us what your team is doing to improve blood clot safety.

From PPAHS:

Patient Safety Tip of the Week: Guideline Update for Pediatric Sedation. Continuing our efforts to bring in multiple #patientsafety perspectives, we have reposted an article on pediatric sedation safety (with permission).

I am running 50 miles for Sepsis, because more needs to be done. The daughter of a man who almost died from sepsis tells her story in this heartfelt first-hand account.

From Around the Web:

Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) – Prevention Bundle Videos. On the topic of pediatric safety, the Paediatric International Patient Safety and Quality Collaborative (PIPSQC) shared some great videos on pediatric safety in a clinical setting.

Impact of a peri-operative quality improvement programme on postoperative pulmonary complications. A quality improvement team cut postoperative pulmonary complications in half with a perioperative intervention.

Blood Clot Awareness Month 2017: “Know More, Share More”. March is Blood Clot Awareness Month. Share what your team is doing to improve blood clot safety.

Patient Safety Tip of the Week: Guideline Update for Pediatric Sedation

This article was first published in Patient Safety Solutions in August 2016. As part of our efforts to bring in expert viewpoints from across the #patientsafety community, we have reposted this with permission.

By Bradley T. Truax, MD

Our March 15, 2016 Patient Safety Tip of the Week “Dental Patient Safety” noted numerous cases of death related to sedation in dental practices. The majority of those cases occurred in pediatric patients. Continue reading “Patient Safety Tip of the Week: Guideline Update for Pediatric Sedation” →

3 Keys to Safer Pediatric Sedation

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recently released “Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: Update 2016”.

There are three keys to this update which offers “pediatric providers updated information and guidance in delivering safe sedation to children”: Continue reading “3 Keys to Safer Pediatric Sedation” →