Lessons Learned from a Systems Approach to Engaging Patients and Families in Patient Safety Transformation.

BACKGROUND: Effective patient- and family-centered care requires a dedication to engaging patients and family members in health system redesign to improve the quality, safety, and experience of care. Provided here are lessons learned six years after establishing an infrastructure of patient and family advisory councils (PFACs) focused on improving health care quality and safety. CONTEXT: A large regional health care system with multiple hospitals and ambulatory care delivery sites in the eastern United States adopted a systemwide approach to Patient and Family Advisory Councils on Quality and Safety (PFACQSⓇ) in 2012. APPROACH: This conceptual article describes the barriers and facilitators of adopting, implementing, and sustaining the PFACQS model across a large, geographically diffuse health system. Successful strategies that emerged include active board engagement, co-creation and mentorship by experienced patient advocates to support enhanced engagement by local PFACQS community members, and clear alignment with and line of sight on organizational quality and safety goals. CONCLUSION: Implementing a robust network of PFACQS focused on improving quality and patient safety requires leadership commitment to transparency, as well as mutual respect and trust. Establishing clear guidelines, structures, and processes supports early adoption. Openness to continuous improvement and adaptations are important to program success and contribute to program sustainability.

Estudo anátomo-cirúrgico do nervo fibular profundo na osteotomia valgizante proximal da tíbia / Anatomical study of deep peroneal nerve in proximal tibial valgus osteotomy

O objetivo do estudo é analisar as estruturas nervosas que estão em risco na osteotomia proximal dos ossos da perna, correlacionando a abordagem cirúrgica com estudo em cadáveres. Foram estudadas 21 pernas em 14 cadáveres com anatomia preservada. Todas as medidas utilizaram como referência a eminência lateral da cabeça da fíbula. Constataram que os diversos pontos onde o nervo fibular comum estava mantendo relação direta com o periósteo fíbula, cruzando o colo, era entre 10 e 23mm. E nesse ponto sua espessura variou de 5 a 9mm. O ramo do nervo fibular que inerva o músculo extensor longo do hálux corre justacortical à fíbula e à superfície da membrana interóssea por 100 a 145mm até entrar no músculo correspondente, posição anatômica considerada pelos autores situação de alto risco cirúrgico. O maior calibre do nervo e sua maior mobilidade após a dissecção permitem realizar a osteotomia fibular sob visão direta, o que minimiza o risco de lesão. Os autores concluem que no colo da fíbula o nervofibular comum mantém a forma anatômica constante e é o ponto mais fácil de ser identificado no ato cirúrgico