Successful implementation of an intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) bundle in reducing severe ICH: a quality improvement project.

Nicolas ChiribogaJosef CortezAdriana Pena-ArietKartikeya MakkerCarmen SmothermanShiva GautamAllison Blair TrikardosHolly KnightMark YeomanErin BurnettAlexandra BeierInbal CohenMark L Hudak

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2018)

Our multidisciplinary QI initiative decreased severe ICH in our institution from a baseline rate of 24% to a lower rate of 9.7% over the ensuing 4 years. Intensive focus on sustained implementation of an ICH bundle protocol consisting of improved delivery room management, thermoregulation, and clustered care in the NICU was temporally associated with a clinically significant reduction in severe ICH.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
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randomized controlled trial
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