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Clinical capacity for sustainability, or the clinical resources needed to sustain an evidence-based practice, represent proximal determinants that contribute to intervention sustainment. We examine the relationship between clinical capacity for sustainability and sustainment of PEWS, an evidence-based intervention to improve outcomes for pediatric oncology patients in resource-variable hospitals. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among Latin American pediatric oncology centers participating in Proyecto Escala de Valoración de Alerta Temprana (EVAT), an improvement collaborative to implement Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS). Hospitals were eligible if they had completed PEWS implementation. Clinicians were eligible to participate if they were involved in PEWS implementation or used PEWS in clinical work. The Spanish language survey consisted of 56 close and open-ended questions about the respondent, hospital, participants' assessment of clinical capacity to sustain PEWS using the clinical sustainability assessment tool (CSAT), and perceptions about PEWS and its use as an intervention. Results were analyzed using a multi-level modeling approach to examine the relationship between individual, hospital, intervention, and clinical capacity determinants to PEWS sustainment. A total of 797 responses from 37 centers in 13 countries were included in the analysis. Eighty-seven percent of participants reported PEWS sustainment. After controlling for individual, hospital, and intervention factors, clinical capacity was significantly associated with PEWS sustainment (OR 3.27, p < .01). Marginal effects from the final model indicate that an increasing capacity score has a positive influence (11% for every additional CSAT point) of predicting PEWS sustainment. PEWS is a sustainable intervention and clinical capacity to sustain PEWS contributes meaningfully to PEWS sustainment.
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BACKGROUND: Pediatric early warning systems (PEWS) aid in the early identification of deterioration in hospitalized children with cancer; however, they are under-used in resource-limited settings. The authors use the knowledge-to-action framework to describe the implementation strategy for Proyecto Escala de Valoracion de Alerta Temprana (EVAT), a multicenter quality-improvement collaborative, to scale-up PEWS in pediatric oncology centers in Latin America. METHODS: Proyecto EVAT mentored participating centers through an adaptable implementation strategy to: (1) monitor clinical deterioration in children with cancer, (2) contextually adapt PEWS, (3) assess barriers to using PEWS, (4) pilot and implement PEWS, (5) monitor the use of PEWS, (6) evaluate outcomes, and (7) sustain PEWS. The implementation outcomes assessed included the quality of PEWS use, the time required for implementation, and global program impact. RESULTS: From April 2017 to October 2021, 36 diverse Proyecto EVAT hospitals from 13 countries in Latin America collectively managing more than 4100 annual new pediatric cancer diagnoses successfully implemented PEWS. The time to complete all program phases varied among centers, averaging 7 months (range, 3-13 months) from PEWS pilot to implementation completion. All centers ultimately implemented PEWS and maintained high-quality PEWS use for up to 18 months after implementation. Across the 36 centers, more than 11,100 clinicians were trained in PEWS, and more than 41,000 pediatric hospital admissions had PEWS used in their care. CONCLUSIONS: Evidence-based interventions like PEWS can be successfully scaled-up regionally basis using a systematic approach that includes a collaborative network, an adaptable implementation strategy, and regional mentorship. Lessons learned can guide future programs to promote the widespread adoption of effective interventions and reduce global disparities in childhood cancer outcomes. LAY SUMMARY: Pediatric early warning systems (PEWS) are clinical tools used to identify deterioration in hospitalized children with cancer; however, implementation challenges limit their use in resource-limited settings. Proyecto EVAT is a multicenter quality-improvement collaborative to implement PEWS in 36 pediatric oncology centers in Latin America. This is the first multicenter, multinational study reporting a successful implementation strategy (Proyecto EVAT) to regionally scale-up PEWS. The lessons learned from Proyecto EVAT can inform future programs to promote the adoption of clinical interventions to globally improve childhood cancer outcomes.
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Medical Oncology , Neoplasms , Child , Humans , Latin America , Hospitals, Pediatric , HospitalizationABSTRACT
El termino bebé colodión define una rara dermatosis del recién nacido caracterizada por una gruesa membrana que cubre la superficie corporal y acuerda al celofán, provocando alteraciones dismorficas en el neonato. En la mayoría de los casos la lesión evoluciona hacia una ictiosis lamelar ó hacia síndromes más complejos que suelen presentar una piel ictiósica como uno de sus signos. Se estudian los signos y la evolución hasta la edad escolar de una niña colodión. Los síntomas aparecieron en el momento del nacimiento, a la exploración se destacaba una membrana rígida y gruesa que cubría todo el cuerpo, ectropión y aplanamiento de las orejas y la nariz, la apertura bucal estaba restringida, la evolución fue satisfactoria hacia una forma leve de ictiosis lamelar. Se presenta el caso por tratarse de una patología infrecuente y rara en nuestro medio.
He finishes collodión baby it defines a strange dermatosis of the newly born one characterized by a thick membrane that covers the corporal surface and he/she agrees to the cellophane, causing alterations dismorfics in the neonato. In most of the cases the lesion evolves toward an lamellar ictiosis or toward more complex syndromes that usually present a ictiósic skin like one of its signs. The signs and the evolution are studied until the school age of a girl colodión. The symptoms appeared in the moment of the birth, to the exploration he/she stood out a rigid and thick membrane that covered the whole body, ectropión and leveling of the ears and the nose, the buccal opening it was restricted, the evolution was satisfactory toward a light form of ictiosis lamelar. The case is presented to be an uncommon and strange pathology in our means.
