Specialist pneumonia intervention nurse service improves pneumonia care and outcome.
BMJ Open Respir Res
; 8(1)2021 08.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-34348943
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
A specialist pneumonia intervention nursing (SPIN) service was set up across a single National Health Service Trust in an effort to improve clinical outcomes. A quality improvement evaluation was performed to assess the outcomes associated with implementing the service before (2011-2013) and after (2014-2016) service implementation.RESULTS:
The SPIN service reviewed 38% of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) admissions in 2014-2016. 82% of these admissions received antibiotic treatment in <4 hours (68.5% in the national audit). Compared with the pre-SPIN period, there was a significant reduction in both 30-day (OR=0.77 (0.70-0.85), p<0.0001) and in-hospital (OR=0.66 (0.60-0.73), p<0.0001) mortality after service implementation, with a review by the service showing the largest independent 30-day mortality benefit (HR=0.60 (0.53-0.67), p<0.0001). There was no change in length of stay (median 6 days).CONCLUSION:
Implementation of a SPIN service improved adherence to BTS guidelines and achieved significant reductions in CAP-associated mortality. This enhanced model of care is low cost, highly effective and readily adoptable in secondary care.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Community-Acquired Infections
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
BMJ Open Respir Res
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Reino Unido