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Implementation of a new strategy to improve the peri‐operative management of neuromuscular blockade and its effects on postoperative pulmonary complications

Overview of attention for article published in Anaesthesia, July 2018
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Title
Implementation of a new strategy to improve the peri‐operative management of neuromuscular blockade and its effects on postoperative pulmonary complications
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Anaesthesia, July 2018
DOI 10.1111/anae.14326
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M. I. Rudolph, H. V. Chitilian, P. Y. Ng, F. P. Timm, A. V. Agarwala, A. B. Doney, S. K. Ramachandran, T. T. Houle, M. Eikermann

Abstract

Inappropriate dosing of neostigmine for antagonism of neuromuscular blockade has been associated with postoperative pulmonary complications. We evaluated the effects of a quality improvement initiative tailored to optimise the use of neostigmine in antagonising neuromuscular blockade on postoperative pulmonary complications, costs and duration of hospital stay. The quality improvement initiative consisted of: a reduction in available neostigmine aliquot sizes; a cognitive aid; an educational component; and a financial incentive for the intra-operative documentation of train-of-four measurement before administration of neostigmine. We conducted a pre-specified analysis of data obtained in our quality improvement study. Additional analyses were conducted in a propensity-matched cohort. An interrupted time series design was used to discriminate between the intervention and a counterfactual scenario. We analysed 12,025 consecutive surgical cases performed in 2015. Postoperative pulmonary complications occurred in 220 (7.5%) of 2937 cases pre-intervention and 568 (6.3%) of 9088 cases post-intervention. Adjusted regression analyses showed significantly a lower risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (OR 0.73 (95%CI 0.61-0.88); p = 0.001), lower costs (incidence rate ratio 0.95 (95%CI 0.93-0.97); p < 0.001) and shorter duration of hospital stay (incidence rate ratio 0.91 (95%CI 0.87-0.94); p < 0.001) after implementation of the quality improvement initiative. Analyses in a propensity-matched sample (n = 2936 per group) and interrupted time series analysis (n = 27,202 cases) confirmed the findings. Our data show that a local, multifaceted quality improvement initiative can enhance the quality of intra-operative neuromuscular blocking agent utilisation, thereby reducing the incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 42 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 6 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 12%
Student > Bachelor 3 7%
Lecturer 3 7%
Professor 3 7%
Other 8 19%
Unknown 14 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 14 33%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 7%
Psychology 2 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 2%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 2%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 18 43%
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