Risk Watch Quarterly (November '22)
Editor's Note
The November 2022 issue of Risk Watch includes articles on the three HIROC patient safety drivers: maternal neonate, mental health death by suicide under care, and patient deterioration. On maternal/neonatal issues, Gold et al. look to organize the rationale and context on the breadth of recommendations provided during COVID-19 for obstetric and neonatal services. On the topic of mental health, death by suicide under care, Berg et al. describe their work on the conceptual development of resilient practices in inpatient suicide prevention. On the topic of prevention of patient deterioration, Kim & Jin develop measures of fit between documented and actual patient vital signs throughout Emergency Department visits, as determined through data from continuous physiologic monitoring. For these articles and more, please download Risk Watch below.
Adapting obstetric and neonatal services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review
Canadian study examining the breadth of recommendations provided during COVID-19 for obstetric and neonatal services, looking to organize the rationale and context to guide clinicians, administrators, educators, and researchers, on how to adapt maternity and neonatal services during the pandemic, regardless of jurisdiction.
Gold S, Clarfield L, Johnstone J, Diambomba Y, Shah PS, Whittle W, Abbasi N, Arzola C, Ashraf R, Biringer A, Chitayat D, Czikk M, Forte M, Franklin T, Jacobson M, Keunen J, Kingdom J, Lapinsky S, MacKenzie J, Maxwell C, Preisman M, Ryan G, Selk A, Sermer M, Silversides C, Snelgrove J, Watts N, Young B, De Castro C, D'Souza R. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Feb 11;22(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04409-4. PMID: 35148698; PMCID: PMC8840792.
Shared understanding of resilient practices in the context of inpatient suicide prevention: a narrative synthesis
Norwegian study related to the conceptual development of resilient practices in inpatient suicide prevention.
Berg SH, Rørtveit K, Walby FA, Aase K.. BMC Health Serv Res. 2022 Jul 29;22(1):967. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08282-x. PMID: 35906685; PMCID: PMC9336074.
Development and Comparative Performance of Physiologic Monitoring Strategies in the Emergency Department
US cross-sectional study designed to develop measures of fit between documented and actual patient vital signs throughout Emergency Department visits, as determined from continuous physiologic monitoring, and to compare the performance of actual practice with alternative patient monitoring strategies.
Kim D, Jin BT. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Sep 1;5(9):e2233712. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33712. PMID: 36169956; PMCID: PMC9520367.
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