Urine Trouble: Using Education, Grab Bags and Wifi Trackers to Save Time Collecting Urology Equipment
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2020-06-24
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Introduction: Around 18% in the inpatient population is catheterised. It falls to junior doctors to perform difficult catheterisation when other staff members have failed, as well as initiating management for patients with haematuria. Standardised catheter packs are insufficient for difficult catheterisation and management of haematuria. We aim to reduce the time taken to locate the necessary equipment, thereby preventing delays to treatment.
Method: 3 PDSA cycles were performed over 3 months following a baseline measurement, with the time taken to locate the appropriate equipment for two clinical scenarios measured. The interventions were: a teaching session, creating a Urology Grab Bag and equipping the Urology Grab Bag with a WiFi tracker.
Result: The baseline average time taken to locate the appropriate equipment was 16m7s. Following a urology teaching session, there was an 80.61% reduction in average time taken to locate the equipment to 3m8s. A Urology Grab Bag containing appropriate equipment was crafted and reduced this time to 2m19s (a 25.82% reduction). Finally, a WiFi tracker was embedded into the grab bag reducing time taken to locate equipment by a further 66.39% to 47s.
Conclusion: Education has the greatest effect in reducing time taken to locate equipment for difficult catheterisation and haematuria management.
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Wilson, J., & McMeekin, F. (2020). Urine trouble: Using education, grab bags and Wi-Fi trackers to save time collecting urology equipment. British Journal of Surgery, 107(Suppl. 3), 25–234. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.11642