Practice—Change Pathway to Reduce Procedural Distress During Intussusception Reduction—A Quality Improvement Initiative
This QI initiative improved rates of analgesic and anxiolytic provision to reduce distress in patients undergoing intussusception reduction, without adverse outcomes. This project highlights the effectiveness of structured interventions in optimizing pediatric procedural pain management and potentially serves as a model for spread to other pediatric emergency departments.
Authors
- Naveen Poonai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1540-0413)
- Rana Swed-Tobia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7987-4047)
- Vikram Sabhaney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9460-2998)
- Tahira Daya
- Meghan Gilley
- Neil Bipinchandra Desai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6287-3427)
- Robert Baird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2013-1150)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003529
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00