Authors
Brandyn D Lau, Michael B Streiff, Deborah B Hobson, Peggy S Kraus, Dauryne L Shaffer, Victor O Popoola, Norma E Farrow, David T Efron, Elliott R Haut
Publication date
2016/9/1
Journal
journal of surgical research
Volume
205
Issue
1
Pages
179-185
Publisher
Academic Press
Description
Background
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prevention is one of the most frequent measures of quality in hospital settings. In 2013, we began providing individualized feedback to general surgery residents about their VTE prophylaxis prescribing habits for general surgical patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the indirect, or “halo effects” of providing individualized performance feedback to residents regarding prescription of appropriate VTE prophylaxis.
Materials and methods
This retrospective cohort study compared appropriate VTE prophylaxis prescription for all patients admitted to the adult trauma service from July 1, 2012 to May 31, 2015 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, an academic hospital and Level 1 trauma center in Baltimore, Maryland. On October 1, 2013, we began providing monthly performance feedback to general surgery residents regarding their VTE prophylaxis prescribing habits for …
Scholar articles
BD Lau, MB Streiff, DB Hobson, PS Kraus, DL Shaffer… - journal of surgical research, 2016