Variability in paediatric cardiac postoperative chest tube management

Variability in paediatric cardiac postoperative chest tube management

Limited evidence exists to guide chest tube management following cardiac surgery in children. We assessed chest tube practice variation by surveying paediatric heart centres to prepare for a multi-site quality improvement project. We summarised management strategies highlighting variability in crite...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiology in the young 2018-12, Vol.28 (12), p.1471-1474
Hauptverfasser: Taylor, Anne C., Bates, Katherine E., Kipps, Alaina K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anesthesia
Brief Report
Cardiology
Cardiology Service, Hospital
Chest
Chest Tubes
Children
Collaborative learning
Consortia
Critical care
Device Removal - methods
Device Removal - standards
Guidelines as Topic
Heart
Heart surgery
Hospitals
Humans
Patients
Pediatrics
Pilot Projects
Postoperative Care - methods
Postoperative Care - standards
Project management
Quality
Quality control
Suctioning
Surgeons
Surgery
Surveying
Surveys and Questionnaires
Variability
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Zusammenfassung:Limited evidence exists to guide chest tube management following cardiac surgery in children. We assessed chest tube practice variation by surveying paediatric heart centres to prepare for a multi-site quality improvement project. We summarised management strategies highlighting variability in criteria for chest tube removal between and within centres. This lack of standardisation provides an opportunity for quality improvement.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S104795111800152X