SOFI: A Quality Improvement Project to Standardize Use of Intravenous Fluids in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

NCT ID: NCT03924674

Last Updated: 2021-04-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

106 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-04-01

Study Completion Date

2020-05-31

Brief Summary

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Intravenous fluids (IVF) are used in hospitalized patients to replenish the fluid and electrolyte losses of patients who cannot take adequate hydration by mouth or through their gut. Inappropriate use of IVF may cause serious problems, including abnormalities in blood electrolytes such as sodium, which can lead to serious but rare neurologic harm; pain and discomfort from multiple IV insertions and subsequent complications (e.g., IV infiltration); and inadequate monitoring for adverse effects.

Investigators currently don't know what the most commonly used IVF in hospitalized pediatric patients are, and there are no national benchmark data for IVF use. The American Academy of Pediatrics published a Guideline on maintenance IVF in November 2018, which contains one major recommendation: to use isotonic (having a similar electrolyte concentration to blood plasma) maintenance IVF in medical and surgical patients 28 days to 18 years old without pre-existing serious illnesses.

This project aims to better describe and standardize the use of IVF in inpatient pediatric settings across the U.S. and evaluate the impact of an intervention bundle on maintenance IVF use. This project aims to improve health care value by reducing the number of routine laboratory draws.

In Quality Improvement research, there are three different types of measures - outcome measures, process measures and balancing measures.

In this project, the following will be used as a process measure:

The proportion of daily weight measurements for patients on maintenance IVF.

The following will be used as balancing measures:

1. There will be no increase in the number of floor-to-PICU transfers during hospitalization from baseline.
2. There will be no increase in the number of serum sodium lab results obtained from baseline.
3. There will be no increase in adverse events prompting a change in clinical management from baseline: hypertension or edema requiring a diuretic, hypertension requiring anti-hypertensive medication, and acute kidney injury (AKI) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT)/dialysis.

Detailed Description

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Study Design

All sites will participate in a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial, with 80-120 sites total. This design is helpful when simultaneous implementation of an intervention is not feasible or practical, and allows for each site to collect baseline data for comparison with post-intervention data. There will be 3 groups (or clusters) of approximately 30-40 sites each, with randomization to intervention occurring at 2 month intervals. Randomization will be stratified by: geographic region, size and baseline rate of IVF use.

Conditions

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Intravenous Fluids Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance ADH Inappropriate

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

All sites will participate in a stepped wedge cluster randomized trial. This design is helpful when simultaneous implementation of an intervention is not feasible or practical, and allows for each site to collect baseline data for comparison with post-intervention data. There will be 3 groups (or clusters) of approximately 30-40 sites each, with randomization to intervention occurring at 2 month intervals. Randomization will be stratified by: geographic region, size and baseline rate of IVF use. By the end of the project, all sites in all groups will have received the intervention toolkit.
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Stepped Wedge Group 1: Sept. 2019 Launch

Interventions will include:

1. Education (webinars) for physicians and nurses regarding AAP IVF guidelines, including evidence on safety of isotonic maintenance IVF
2. Implementation of algorithms, ordersets and checklists to guide choice of IVF and clinical indications to start/stop IVF;
3. Tools to promote discussion about timing and necessity of routine lab draws
4. Education and feedback for physicians regarding costs and harms of routine lab testing

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Education, clinical decision support tools

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions will include:

1. Education (webinars) for physicians and nurses regarding AAP IVF guidelines, including evidence on safety of isotonic maintenance IVF
2. Implementation of algorithms, ordersets and checklists to guide choice of IVF and clinical indications to start/stop IVF;
3. Tools to promote discussion about timing and necessity of routine lab draws
4. Education and feedback for physicians regarding costs and harms of routine lab testing

Stepped Wedge Group 2: Nov. 2019 Launch

Interventions will include:

1. Education (webinars) for physicians and nurses regarding AAP IVF guidelines, including evidence on safety of isotonic maintenance IVF
2. Implementation of algorithms, ordersets and checklists to guide choice of IVF and clinical indications to start/stop IVF;
3. Tools to promote discussion about timing and necessity of routine lab draws
4. Education and feedback for physicians regarding costs and harms of routine lab testing

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Education, clinical decision support tools

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions will include:

1. Education (webinars) for physicians and nurses regarding AAP IVF guidelines, including evidence on safety of isotonic maintenance IVF
2. Implementation of algorithms, ordersets and checklists to guide choice of IVF and clinical indications to start/stop IVF;
3. Tools to promote discussion about timing and necessity of routine lab draws
4. Education and feedback for physicians regarding costs and harms of routine lab testing

Stepped Wedge Group 3: Jan. 2020 Launch

Interventions will include:

1. Education (webinars) for physicians and nurses regarding AAP IVF guidelines, including evidence on safety of isotonic maintenance IVF
2. Implementation of algorithms, ordersets and checklists to guide choice of IVF and clinical indications to start/stop IVF;
3. Tools to promote discussion about timing and necessity of routine lab draws
4. Education and feedback for physicians regarding costs and harms of routine lab testing

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Education, clinical decision support tools

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions will include:

1. Education (webinars) for physicians and nurses regarding AAP IVF guidelines, including evidence on safety of isotonic maintenance IVF
2. Implementation of algorithms, ordersets and checklists to guide choice of IVF and clinical indications to start/stop IVF;
3. Tools to promote discussion about timing and necessity of routine lab draws
4. Education and feedback for physicians regarding costs and harms of routine lab testing

Interventions

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Education, clinical decision support tools

Interventions will include:

1. Education (webinars) for physicians and nurses regarding AAP IVF guidelines, including evidence on safety of isotonic maintenance IVF
2. Implementation of algorithms, ordersets and checklists to guide choice of IVF and clinical indications to start/stop IVF;
3. Tools to promote discussion about timing and necessity of routine lab draws
4. Education and feedback for physicians regarding costs and harms of routine lab testing

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥28 days and ≤18 years old at the time of admission
* Received maintenance IVF (rate greater than 10 ml/h) on hospital day #2 at 12:01 am

Exclusion Criteria

* ICU (PICU, NICU, CICU, etc.) patients
* Patients who have never gone home from the hospital
* Patients with active adrenal, cardiac, hepatic, neurosurgical, chronic renal, heme/onc, biochemical genetic/metabolic illnesses\* (\*As evidenced by: (1) listing of a condition in these categories in past medical history; and/or (2) active medication related to one of these conditions)
* Patients with diabetes insipidus, DKA, severe burns
* Patients on a psychiatric hold/primary behavioral health reason for admission with no needed medical management
* Patients with voluminous watery diarrhea \> 7 days
Minimum Eligible Age

28 Days

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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American Academy of Pediatrics

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Seattle Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sahar Rooholamini

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sahar N Rooholamini, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seattle Children's Hospital/Univ. of Washington

Locations

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Phoenix Children's Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Community Regional Medical Center

Fresno, California, United States

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Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Loma Linda, California, United States

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Harbor - UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

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UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital

Los Angeles, California, United States

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Valley Children's Hospital

Madera, California, United States

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Stanford HealthCare-ValleyCare

Pleasanton, California, United States

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

San Francisco, California, United States

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Valley Presbyterian Hospital

Van Nuys, California, United States

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John Muir Medical Center

Walnut Creek, California, United States

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Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

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Children's National Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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Wolfson Children's Hosptial

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States

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Holtz Children's Hospital

Miami, Florida, United States

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Sacred Heart Children's Hospital

Pensacola, Florida, United States

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota, Florida, United States

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Johns Hopkins All Childrens Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

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Advent Health Tampa

Tampa, Florida, United States

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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Children's Hospital of Georgia

Augusta, Georgia, United States

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Beverly Knight Olson Children's Hospital, Navicent Health

Macon, Georgia, United States

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WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Marietta, Georgia, United States

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Maui Memorial Medical Center

Wailuku, Hawaii, United States

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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center

Boise, Idaho, United States

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St. Luke's Children's

Boise, Idaho, United States

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Kootenai Health

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States

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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Rush University Children's Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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University of Illinois Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

Lake Forest, Illinois, United States

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Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

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Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States

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Advocate Children's Hospital

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

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OSF Healthcare Children's Hospital of Illinois

Peoria, Illinois, United States

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Northwestern Central DuPage Hospital

Winfield, Illinois, United States

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Beacon Children's Hospital

South Bend, Indiana, United States

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Blank Children's Hospital

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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Stormont Vail Health

Topeka, Kansas, United States

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Wesley Medical Center/Wesley Childrens Hospital

Wichita, Kansas, United States

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University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital at Maine Medical Center

Portland, Maine, United States

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Anne Arundel Medical Center

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

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Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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St. Agnes Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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Frederick Memorial Hospital

Frederick, Maryland, United States

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Peninsula Regional Medical Center

Salisbury, Maryland, United States

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Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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C. S. Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Sparrow Hospital

Lansing, Michigan, United States

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Beaumont Children's Hospital

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

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Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States

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Children's Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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University of Mississippi Medical Center Children's Hospital

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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Mercy Children's Hospital-St. Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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The Unterberg Children's Hospital

Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

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Shore Medical Center

Somers Point, New Jersey, United States

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Inspira Medical Center Vineland

Vineland, New Jersey, United States

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University of New Mexico Children's Hospital

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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Kravis Children's Hospital, The Mount Sinai Hospital

New York, New York, United States

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Vassar Brothers Medical Center

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

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Richmond University Medical Center

Staten Island, New York, United States

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Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at Westchester Medical Center

Valhalla, New York, United States

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Akron Childrens Mahoning Valley

Youngstown, Ohio, United States

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Randall Children's Hospital

Portland, Oregon, United States

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Doernbecher Children's Hospital

Portland, Oregon, United States

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St. Luke's Unversity Health Network

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

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St. Clair Hospital

Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States

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Children's Hospital at Erlanger

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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Children's Medical Center Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

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El Paso Children's Hospital

El Paso, Texas, United States

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University of Texas Medical Branch- Galveston

Galveston, Texas, United States

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Childrens Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

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Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

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Covenant Children's Hospital

Lubbock, Texas, United States

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Memorial Hermann Community Hospitals

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

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University of Virginia Children's Hospital

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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Augusta Medical Center

Fishersville, Virginia, United States

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Mary Washington Hospital

Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

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The Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

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Carilion Children's

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

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Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Tacoma, Washington, United States

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Central Washington Hospital

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

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St. Mary's Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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American Family Children's Hospital

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Fox Valley

Neenah, Wisconsin, United States

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Countries

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United States

References

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Feld LG, Neuspiel DR, Foster BA, Leu MG, Garber MD, Austin K, Basu RK, Conway EE Jr, Fehr JJ, Hawkins C, Kaplan RL, Rowe EV, Waseem M, Moritz ML; SUBCOMMITTEE ON FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE THERAPY. Clinical Practice Guideline: Maintenance Intravenous Fluids in Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Dec;142(6):e20183083. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3083.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 30478247 (View on PubMed)

Rooholamini SN, Clifton H, Haaland W, McGrath C, Vora SB, Crowell CS, Romero H, Foti J. Outcomes of a Clinical Pathway to Standardize Use of Maintenance Intravenous Fluids. Hosp Pediatr. 2017 Dec;7(12):703-709. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2017-0099.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29162640 (View on PubMed)

Rooholamini SN, Jennings B, Zhou C, Kaiser SV, Garber MD, Tchou MJ, Ralston SL. Effect of a Quality Improvement Bundle to Standardize the Use of Intravenous Fluids for Hospitalized Pediatric Patients: A Stepped-Wedge, Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Jan 1;176(1):26-33. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.4267.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34779837 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AAP VIP Network SOFI study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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