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Implementing A Tiered Pain Protocol In The Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient, Heidi Meyer, Kelen Sohre, Tamara Welle
Implementing A Tiered Pain Protocol In The Total Knee Arthroplasty Patient, Heidi Meyer, Kelen Sohre, Tamara Welle
Nursing Posters
Objective: Address the culture of pain management with physicians and nurses utilizing a tiered pain protocol in conjunction with non-pharmacological approaches to achieve improvement in pain satisfaction to a tolerable level.
Utilizing A Protocol To Reduce Post-Operative Urinary Retention In Total Joint Arthroplasty, Gina Anderson-Malum, Naomi Schneider
Utilizing A Protocol To Reduce Post-Operative Urinary Retention In Total Joint Arthroplasty, Gina Anderson-Malum, Naomi Schneider
Nursing Posters
Foley catheters have not routinely been used for our total joint patients for many years, leading staff to bladder scan and straight catheterize patients postoperatively. Bladder scanning and catheterization were identified as an inconsistent practice. Patients were commonly straight catheterized when nurses determind bladder scan volume and time of last void; yet the amounts for both and decision to catheterize were inconsistent. Also, the clinical evaluation and treatment was inconsistent among physicians. Variations in practice included rationale for a urology consult, use of medications for urinary retention, and documentation. Baseline urinary retention condition codes ranged from 8-18%, which led our …
Impact Of Tranexamic Acid (Txa) On Hemoglobin Levels In Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients, Gina Anderson-Malum
Impact Of Tranexamic Acid (Txa) On Hemoglobin Levels In Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients, Gina Anderson-Malum
Nursing Posters
Over the last 2 years, the Bone and Joint Center has focused on blood utilization for total knee and total hip arthroplasty. With the use of a blood transfusion protocol, we significantly reduced blood transfusion rates and standardized the approach to care. As an expansion of this work, other ideas to further decrease blood utilization were considered. The purpose of the data collection of preoperative and postoperative Hemoglobin (HGB) levels was to evaluate the effect of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) on the average change in Hgb levels compared to Hgb levels of patients that did not receive the medication. In addition, …
Blood Transfusion In Elective Total Hip And Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients, Naomi Schneider, Gina Anderson-Malum
Blood Transfusion In Elective Total Hip And Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients, Naomi Schneider, Gina Anderson-Malum
Nursing Posters
To standardize the use of blood transfusion in total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients.