Clinical audits to improve critical care: Part 2: Analyse,benchmark and feedback |
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| Authors: | Gillian Ray-Barruel Amanda J. Ullman Claire M. Rickard Marie Cooke |
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| Affiliation: | 1. National Centre of Research Excellence in Nursing, Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR) Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia;2. Centre for Clinical Nursing, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Australia;3. Nursing Practice Development Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Australia;4. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Alliance for Vascular Access Teaching and Research (AVATAR) Group, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Australia;5. Paediatric Critical Care Research Group, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia;6. Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Australia;g. Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia;h. The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Clinical audits are an essential part of the cycle designed to ensure that patients receive the best quality of care. By measuring the care delivered against established best practice standards, it becomes possible to identify shortcomings and to plan targeted strategies and processes for continuous improvement. The success of a clinical audit depends upon defined goals, motivation of stakeholders, appropriate tools and resources, and clear communication.In part 1 of this series, an overview of the structures and processes needed to prepare and collect data for clinical audits in the critical care setting was provided [A.J. Ullman, G. Ray-Barruel, C.M. Rickard, M. Cooke, Clinical audits to improve critical care: Part 1 Prepare and collect data, Aust Crit Care, 2017, in press]. In part 2, we discuss how to analyse the collected audit data, benchmark findings with internal and external data sets, and feedback audit results to critical care clinicians to promote evidence-based practice and improve patient outcomes. |
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| Keywords: | Quality improvement Clinical audit Critical care Evidence-based practice Feedback |
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