Reliable Pregnancy Testing Before Intravenous Cyclophosphamide: A Quality Improvement Study

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العنوان: Reliable Pregnancy Testing Before Intravenous Cyclophosphamide: A Quality Improvement Study
المؤلفون: Surabhi B Vora, Jennifer Hrachovec, Michael G. Leu, Nanci E. Rascoff, Kristen Hayward, Holly Clifton, Wren Haaland, Claudia S. Crowell
المصدر: Pediatrics. 138(6)
سنة النشر: 2016
مصطلحات موضوعية: Pregnancy test, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Databases, Factual, Pregnancy Tests, Psychological intervention, Risk Assessment, Autoimmune Diseases, 03 medical and health sciences, Patient safety, Young Adult, 0302 clinical medicine, Pregnancy, 030225 pediatrics, medicine, Humans, Mass Screening, Child, Infusions, Intravenous, Cyclophosphamide, Retrospective Studies, 030203 arthritis & rheumatology, Gynecology, business.industry, Retrospective cohort study, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Quality Improvement, Confidence interval, United States, Teratogens, Abnormalities, Severe Teratoid, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Emergency medicine, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Female, Patient Safety, business, Unintended pregnancy
الوصف: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cyclophosphamide is a teratogenic medication used in the treatment of adolescents with autoimmune disorders. This adolescent population is sexually active, does not receive adequate contraceptive care, and is at risk for unintended pregnancy. We undertook a quality improvement initiative to improve rates of pregnancy screening before intravenous cyclophosphamide administration in our adolescent girl patients. METHODS: Data were collected from the electronic medical record. The primary outcome was completion of a urine pregnancy test before intravenous cyclophosphamide infusion in girls aged 12 to 21 years between July 2011 and June 2015. Data were reviewed quarterly and an iterative quality improvement approach was used. Interventions included staff education, electronic order set updates, and a Maintenance of Certification project. Interrupted time series analysis and multivariable mixed effects logistic regression were used to evaluate trends over time and to adjust for potential confounders. RESULTS: Thirty girls received 153 cyclophosphamide infusions during the study. Pregnancy testing before medication administration increased from 25% to 100% by study completion. Infusions in the last time period were significantly more likely to be accompanied by a pregnancy test versus those in the first time period (odds ratio: 17.7; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 3.1–101.6) after adjustment for patient age, managing service, infusion setting, and insurance type. CONCLUSIONS: Our institution achieved a significant increase in standard pregnancy screening in adolescent girls receiving intravenous cyclophosphamide. The interventions most valuable in increasing screening rates were updating electronic order sets, educating staff, and physician engagement in the Maintenance of Certification program.
تدمد: 1098-4275
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::21286a29866658160e9eafae84d1fee3
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27940668
رقم الانضمام: edsair.doi.dedup.....21286a29866658160e9eafae84d1fee3
قاعدة البيانات: OpenAIRE