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A Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve the Efficiency of Arteriovenous Access Placement for Pre-Dialysis Inpatients.
American Journal of Medical Quality : the Official Journal of the American College of Medical Quality 2018 November 17
The authors aimed to improve the rate of pre-dialysis arteriovenous (AV) access placement for hospitalized patients with advanced chronic kidney disease. The authors developed and implemented a protocol for hospitalized adult patients with an estimated glomerular filtration rate <20 mL/min to streamline the workflow for obtaining AV access. The protocol was piloted on 5 inpatient medical services over 3 months at 1 institution. Specific-Measurable-Achievable-Realistic-Timely (SMART) aims, Fishbone diagrams, Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles, and run charts were used to assess the process and outcomes of the intervention. There were 22 patients in the baseline group and 27 patients in the intervention group. Pre-dialysis AV access increased from 23% to 62%. Length of stay did not differ significantly between the baseline group (8.31 days) and the intervention group (8.4 days). Pathways can improve pre-dialysis AV access without significantly increasing length of stay.
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