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Reducing Unnecessary Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Syncope: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Melissa M. Winder; Jennifer Marietta; Lynne M. Kerr; Michael D. Puchalski; Chong Zhang; Adam L. Ware; Collin G. Cowley is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Reducing Unnecessary Diagnostic Testing in Pediatric Syncope: A Quality Improvement Initiative about?
Our aim was to reduce the frequency of unnecessary testing used by pediatric cardiologists in the evaluation of pediatric patients with syncope or pre-syncopal symptoms without negatively affecting patient outcomes. Guidelines for cardiac testing in pediatric patients with syncope were developed and disseminated to members of our pediatric cardiology division. Educational brochures and water bottles labeled with tips on preventing syncope were made available to families and providers in our clinics. Compliance to the guidelines was tracked and shared with providers. Segmented regression analysis was used to model cardiac testing utilization and guideline compliance by provider over time before and after the implementation of the guidelines. A pre-intervention cohort of 237 patients (June 2014-May 2015) was compared to 880 post-intervention patients (August 2015-June 2019). There was a significant decrease in the utilization of unnecessary tests [odds ratio (OR) 0.3; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.14, 0.
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- Author
- Melissa M. Winder; Jennifer Marietta; Lynne M. Kerr; Michael D. Puchalski; Chong Zhang; Adam L. Ware; Collin G. Cowley
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)