Quality improvement methodology can reduce hospitalisation for abscess management

Michael Dunn; Kate Savoie; Guliz Erdem; Michael W Dykes; Don Buckingham; Sandra Spencer; Gail Besner; Brian Kenney

doi:10.1136/emermed-2021-211466

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Quality improvement methodology can reduce hospitalisation for abscess management

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Michael Dunn Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kate Savoie Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA Pediatric Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Guliz Erdem Pediatric Infectious Disease, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA Pediatric Infectious Disease, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael W Dykes Department of Quality Improvement Services, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Don Buckingham Department of Quality Improvement Services, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sandra Spencer Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA Pediatric Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gail Besner Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA Pediatric Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brian Kenney Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA Pediatric Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Michael Dunn; michael.dunn{at}nationwidechildrens.org

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Dunn M, Savoie K, Erdem G, et al

Quality improvement methodology can reduce hospitalisation for abscess management

Emergency Medicine Journal 2022;39:788-794.

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Received May 1, 2021
Accepted November 26, 2021
First published January 11, 2022.

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September 20, 2022

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