Collaborative Initiatives for Quality Improvement (CIQI) Program

Safe Transitions & Euthermia in the Perioperative Period in Infants and Neonates (STEPP-IN)-2013

Participants

19 CHNC sites in collaborative

Aim
  1. Reduce postoperative hypothermia by up to 50% over a 12-month period

  2. Reduce Care failures by 30% through implementation of standardized communication processes for postoperative handoff
Results
  1. Reduced postoperative hypothermia by 48% from baseline
  2. Communication failures specific to respiratory care decreased by 73.2%. All other communication care failures decreased by 49.4%

Stepp-In Publications

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