Application of continuous quality improvement in management of incontinence associated dermatitis in ICU
Huang Xiaoling
Xu Jianning
Jiang Yue
Abstract：Objective:To probe into the effect of continuous quality improvement (CQI)for reducing the inci-dence of incontinence associated dermatitis (IAD)in ICU.Methods:The IAD cases were analyzed from July to December in 2013,the CQI program was used for quality improvement from January June in 2014,including the establishment of quality improvement teams,analysis of the causes,establishment of desired objectives,car-rying out the evidence based training,and development of prevention programs,improving the nursing proces-ses,then to evaluate the effect before and after CQI.Results:After implementation of CQI,the total incidence of IAD was decreased significantly from 41.41% to 29.66% (P <0.05),and the incidence of mid severe IAD was decreased significantly from 8.59% to 2.76% (P <0.05).Conclusion:The implementation of CQI has reduced the occurrence and development of IAD in ICU.
Keywords：dermatitisfecal incontinenceurinary incontinencecontinuous quality improvementnursing
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 1371-1373 )