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IHI launches patient safety campaign to save 100,000 lives

Patient Safety Monitor Alert, December 30, 2004

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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) announced on December 14 that it is partnering with the American Medical Association (AMA) in a campaign aimed at preventing hospital errors that can result in patient deaths.

The "100,000 Lives Campaign" includes the following:

• Deployment of rapid response teams: a strategy that allows any staff member to call this team at the first sign of a patient's decline.
• Assurance of optimal care for patients with acute myocardial infarction: strategies that deliver five interventions-beta blockers at admission, aspirin at admission, ACE inhibiter, reperfusion, and beta-blockers at discharge-for patients with this condition.
• Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: strategies aimed at delivering five specific interventions-elevation of head of the bed by 30°, peptic ulcer prophylaxis, deep venous thrombosis prophylaxis, lessening sedative use intermittently, and strict hand-washing rules.
• Prevention of surgical site infections: strategies aimed at reducing risk factors and optimizing evidence-based processes for reducing surgical site infections.
• Prevention of adverse drug events(ADEs): strategies aimed at preventing ADEs, including medication reconciliation that requires compiling a list of all medications being taken by a patient, noting discrepancies, and resolving them appropriately.
• Prevention of central line infections: strategies aimed at promoting the use of the "central line bundle"-a set of five interdependent, clinically proven steps to reduce central line infections.

The campaign seeks to enlist 1,500-2,000 hospitals.

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