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Hadassah Center for Clinical Quality & Safety
Completed Projects:
(English Abstracts)
For full text see: Theses
(Hebrew only)
In the Emergency Room:
Use of simple guidelines to reduce need for X-rays in ankle injuries
Implementation of Ottawa Ankle Rules to exclude fractures of the ankle and mid-foot: Is it possible to reduce the rate of unnecessary radiographs?
Impact of medical interpretors on understanding and satisfaction of non-Hebrew speaking Arab families in the pediatric emergency room at Hadassah Mt. Scopus
The Effect Of Physicians' Exposure To Price Information On The Count Of Diagnostic Tests In The Emergency Department
Instructions for Discharged Patients from the ER After Minor Head Injury
Primary management of clinical scenarios in the ER
In Departments of Medicine:
Palliative care in General Internal Medicine
Comparison of cardiac units (Ein Kerem & Mt. Scopus) in the management of myocardial infarction
Feasibility of a Protocol For Improved Glycemic Control in Cardiothoracic ICU
Reduction of medication errors in a department of medicine
Improved glucose control for hospitalized patients with diabetes
Medical clowns in the Pediatric Division
A need for a palliative care program among hospitalized patients in the departments of internal medicine
Is Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Non-ICU Admission Wards Optimal Under Existing Circumstances?
In Surgery:
Use of prophylaxis for post-operative venous thrombo-embolism in neurosurgery
Quality of the informed consent before surgery in General Surgery
Use of peri-operative beta-blockers prophylaxis for myocardial infarction
Surveillance of peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis
Time-out for error prevention in operating theater
Evaluation of the efficacy of an antibiotic-impregnated ventriculostomy
The effect of the socioeconomic status on the preoperative clinical state and on the postoperative prognosis after cardiac surgery
Evaluation of continuity of care between hospital and community for preventive anticoagulation after lower limb arthroplasties
QOC in penetrating keratoplasty procedures
Quality of elective inguinal hernia repair
Patient Satisfaction with Breast Reconstruction
Quality of Care in Tonsillectomies
In Obstetrics & Gynecology:
Vaginal Delivery or Elective Cesarean Section
In Radiology:
Reliability of X-ray interpretations by junior physicians
Cross-institutional/systemic Projects:
Improved information transfer of pathological reports
Use of peri-operative beta-blockers prophylaxis for myocardial infarction
Surveillance of peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis
Improved instructions, including options for self-monitoring and self-management, for patients being discharged on oral anticoagulation
Safety of medications storage in wards
Quality of communication between hospital and family physicians
Reduction of medication errors in a department of Medicine
Improved glucose control for hospitalized patients with diabetes
Hand Hygiene Among Doctors at Hadassah
Implementation of New Guidelines for Prophylaxis of Postpartum Venous Thromboembolism
Survey of Perceived Needs Between Hadassah Hospital and Family Physicians
End of Life Decision-Making
Integrity During Medical Studies
Projects involving quality outside Hadassah, health promotion, decision analysis:
Filling out donations cards and attitudes towards organ donation
Can we improve the compliance to prevention treatment after a wrist fracture?
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