Counting the seconds: a quality improvement initiative to accelerate intraoperative results for arthrocentesis cell counts in a paediatric tertiary care hospital
A multidisciplinary QI initiative for the intraoperative diagnosis of septic arthritis was effective in reducing cell count TAT but demonstrated poor compliance and failed to reduce operative time.
Authors
- Patrick M. Carry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2989-7080)
- Sarah R. Purtell
- Tyler J. Winkler
- Sumeet Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1703-0276)
- Julia S. Sanders (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0623-0670)
- Madeline Hornfeck
Institutions
- Children's Hospital Colorado (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Quality
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003364
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00