PC4/PAC3 2024 Spring Conference Poster Session

Posters

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Quality Improvement

Utilizing In-situ Simulation to Improve Recognition & Early Intervention to Decrease Cardiac Arrests in a Pediatric Cardiac ICU
Katie McGinnis, BSN, RN, CCRN, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Acute Care Cardiology Unit Emergency Transfer Reduction Quality Improvement Initiative
Erin Fisher Kenny, RN, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Implementation of a Target-Based Protocol Reduces Post-Operative Length of Stay after Pediatric Heart Surgery
Robert Loar, MD, Cook Children’s Medical Center

Timely Completion of Post-Operative Echocardiograms to Streamline Patient Discharge
Robert Loar, MD, Cook Children’s Medical Center

Unlocking Compliance: Leveraging K-Cards for a Safety 2 Approach in CLABSI Prevention
Shaun Christopher Frame, DNP, NEA-BC, CPHQ, CCRN, PED-BC, Children’s National Medical Center

Hearts to Home: Children’s Nebraska’s Journey to Improved Discharge Efficiency from the CCU
Jen Schmoker, BSN, RN, CCRN and Ashley Larsen, APRN, FNP-C, CPNP-AC, Children’s Nebraska

Timely Completion of Post-Operative Echocardiograms to Streamline Patient Discharge
Robert Loar, MD, Cook Children’s Medical Center

Evaluation of Supplemental Oxygen Use in the Acute Care Cardiology Unit and Opportunities for Standardizing Practice
Melanie Walsh, RN and Sarah Mahmalji, RN, Children’s Health, Dallas

Closing the Gap: Early Results of a QI Initiative to Increase Medical Interpretation at CVICU to ACCU Transfers
Priyanka Saha, MD, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford

A Multi-Modal Approach to Reduce Stroke Incidence in Patients Supported with Pulsatile Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Devices
Aaron DeWitt, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Mitigating Risk without Sacrificing Quality: A Novel Approach to CTA Imaging for Interstage Patients
Christine Dillingham, MN, APRN, CPNP-AC/PC, Dell Children’s Medical Center

Implementing an Interdisciplinary Protocolized Sedation and Analgesia Order Set in the CVICU
Stijn Mintjens, MD, PhD, CHOC Children’s Hospital

Implementation of Cardiac Arrest Prevention Bundle in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit- Impact on Unit Culture, Shared Mental Model and Transition to Electronic Health Record
Catherine Dimes, RN, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

A Quality Improvement Approach to Standardize Screening and Treatment of Patients at Risk for Vocal Cord Injury following Aortic Arch Surgery
Elizabeth M. Moynihan, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC, Children’s National Medical Center

Timeliness of “Red Flag” Reviews – Optimizing “Cardiac-Multidisciplinary Assessment of Performance” (C-MAP) Rounds with Morbidity and Mortality Review
Andrea Torzone, MSN, APRN, CPNP, CNS, Children’s Health, Dallas

Implementation of Heart Center Watcher Programs to Prevent Cardiac Arrests Outside of the Intensive Care Unit
Kim DiMaria, MSN, CPNP-AC, CCRN, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Vascular Ring Repair: A Unique Phenotype for Post-Operative Chylothorax David Bailly, DO, Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital

Yummy In My Tummy: Improving Oral Feed Rates in the Heart Center Amelia St. John, PNP-AC, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Development of a PAC³/PC4 Quality Assurance Dashboard Erin Ward, RN, BSN and Jeri Bennett, RN, BSN, Riley Hospital for Children

Utilizing the NEONATE Score to Address Modifiable Risk Factors in Interstage Patients
Kimberly L Moore, RN, MSN, CPNP-AC/PC, Children’s Health, Dallas

Mitigating the Burden of Text Message-Related Interruptions in the Cardiovascular ICU Andrew Smith, MD, Monroe Carroll Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

From Hospital to Home — Improving the Discharge Experience on a Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Unit
Jennifer Barbadora, MD, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Improving Nutrition in Infants with Critical Congenital Heart Disease, an Ongoing Quality Improvement Project Steven Conlon, MD, Riley Children’s Hospital

Impact Of A New Staffing Model On Rounding Efficiency In An Acute Care Cardiology Unit: A Single Center Experience Jessica Lord, PA-C, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

Improving the Continuity of Care for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease in the Neonatal Care Unit by a Dedicated Service Line Lead by APPs Jessica Crespo, CPNP-AC, Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital

Attention to Prevention: Reduction in Risk-adjusted Post-operative Rate of Cardiac Arrest with Implementation of the PC4 Cardiac Arrest Prevention bundle Justin Smith, MD, Golisano Children’s Hospital, University of Rochester

Reducing Cardiac Surgical Site Infections: The Sick Kids Experience Jill O’Hare, RN(EC), MN, The Hospital for Sick Children

Creation and Maintenance of a Multidisciplinary Team to Address Central Line Bloodstream Infections in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Joyce Northrup, BSN, RN, CCRN, Dell Children’s Medical Center

Utilizing Pareto Charts to Prioritize Cardiac Critical Care Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Initiatives Through Event Reporting System and Cardiac Registry Adverse Outcomes Jeremy Affolter, MD, Dell Children’s Medical Center

Traditional Research

Identifying Factors Associated with 30-day Readmission Following Congenital Heart Surgery
Dristi Khanal, MSN-NI, RN, Dell Children’s Medical Center

Impact of Blood Transfusions on Outcomes in Neonatal and Infant Heart Surgery: The PrbC4 Study Michael Wolfe, MD, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Data Abstraction: Using Natural Language Processing To Support The Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium (PC4) Registry Data Abstraction Effort
Rebecca Zahn, MSN, RN, Texas Children’s Hospital

Pre-operative Oral Feeding in Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease Portends a Higher Likelihood of Freedom from Tube Feeding at Time of Postoperative Discharge Aseel Dabbagh, DO, MBA, University of Virginia Health Children’s Hospital

Emergency Transfers Lead to Increased Mortality in Pediatric Cardiology Patients Zachary West, MD, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Standardizing Cardiac Discharge Education and Planning: Enhancing Discharge Readiness and Timeliness Meghan Levis, BSN, RN, CPN and Jennifer Tobon, BSN, RN, CPN, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Risk factors Associated with Central Venous Catheter Related Thrombosis after Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery: An Analysis of the PC4 Registry Ashish Ankola, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital

Genetic Variation and Association with Post-Operative Outcomes for Neonates and Infants in the CICU Danielle Devine, MD, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Reduction in Acute Care Cardiology Unit Pediatric Code Activations with Implementation of Cardiac Rapid Response Team
Rebecca Mai, MSN, RN, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Kabuki Patients with Congenital Heart Defects: Outcomes after Cardiac Surgery
Viki Haro, RN, MSN, CPNP, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

Pulmonary Hypertension Medication Use in Patients with Congenital or Acquired Heart Disease among Acute Care Cardiology Units – a PAC³ registry evaluation
Sarah Zoretic, DO, Children’s Health, Dallas

Pleural Drainage, Clinical Characteristics, and Management Strategies in the Perioperative Fontan Patient: a Multicenter Report
Silvestre Duran, MD, UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital

Risk Factors Associated with <48 Hour Cardiac Intensive Care Unit Bounce Backs: A Single Center Retrospective Analysis Integrating Fields from STS, PC4 and PAC³
Mekdela Tirfe, MSN, RN, Janet Kreutzer, RN, MSN and Maria Balbin, MPH, BSN, Children’s National Medical Center

Risk Factors for and Outcomes Following Tube Assisted Feeding in Neonates Undergoing Cardiac Surgery
Kelsey Iguidbashian, MD, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease on the Acute Care Cardiology Unit (ACCU): A Report from the Pediatric Acute Care Cardiology Collaborative (PAC³)
Rachel Duncan, MD, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt