BDJ Open ( IF 2.5 ) Pub Date : 2019-06-26 , DOI: 10.1038/s41405-019-0019-7 Toby Andrew Mummery 1 , Miriam John 2 , Susan Mary Stokes 3
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Aims
A quality improvement project was conducted in a General Dental Practice environment. The aim was to reduce the rate of Acute Alveolar Osteitis, which was locally found to be at 19.4%.
Methods
A range of quality improvement tools were utilised to determine and measure potential interventions, and the results from the initial Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle utilising perioperative 0.2% Chlorhexidine as a preventative method are presented.
Results
The use of perioperative 0.2% Chlorhexidine mouthwash showed an absolute risk reduction of 6.2%.
Discussion
Generalisation from the results is highly dependent on local factors, although the favourable reduction in acute alveolar osteitis and cost savings found supported the project.
Conclusions
This project highlights the strengths of Quality Improvement methodologies in implementing and assessing changes to improve service provision and patient outcomes.
中文翻译：
评估急性肺泡性骨炎预防措施使用情况的质量改进项目
目标
在一般牙科实践环境中进行了质量改进项目。目的是降低急性肺泡性骨炎的发病率，当地发现该发病率为 19.4%。
方法
一系列质量改进工具被用来确定和衡量潜在的干预措施，并介绍了使用围手术期 0.2% 洗必泰作为预防方法的初始计划-实施-研究-行动周期的结果。
结果
围手术期使用 0.2% 洗必泰漱口水的绝对风险降低了 6.2%。
讨论
结果的推广高度依赖于当地因素，尽管急性肺泡性骨炎的有利减少和成本节约支持了该项目。
结论
该项目强调了质量改进方法在实施和评估改变以改善服务提供和患者结果方面的优势。
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