Table 3.
Quality Improvement Resuscitation Practices, Stratified by Hospital Type.
| Total | Pediatric | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Improvement Practice | (n = 33) | (n = 9) | (n = 24) | P |
| Resuscitation champion type | 0.49 | |||
| Very active physician champion | 13 (39.4%) | 5 (55.6%) | 8 (33.3%) | |
| Very active non-physician champion | 7 (21.2%) | 2 (22.2%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
| Not active champion or no champion | 13 (39.4%) | 2 (22.2%) | 11 (45.8%) | |
| Are cardiac arrest data routinely reviewed | 0.81 | |||
| Yes | 30 (90.9%) | 8 (88.9%) | 22 (91.7%) | |
| No | 3 (9.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| Code debriefing immediately performed | 0.04 | |||
| Always or almost always (81–100%) | 6 (18.2%) | 3 (33.3%) | 3 (12.5%) | |
| Frequently (61–80%) | 10 (30.3%) | 4 (44.4%) | 6 (25.0%) | |
| Occasionally (21–60%) | 7 (21.2%) | 1 (11.1%) | 6 (25.0%) | |
| Rarely to never (0–20%) | 10 (30.3%) | 1 (11.1%) | 9 (37.5%) | |
| Frequency of mock codes | 0.54 | |||
| No set schedule | 17 (51.5%) | 5 (55.6%) | 12 (50.0%) | |
| At least monthly | 3 (9.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| At least quarterly | 4 (12.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 3 (12.5%) | |
| At least semi-annually | 5 (15.2%) | 1 (11.1%) | 4 (16.7%) | |
| At least annually | 3 (9.1%) | 1 (11.1%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| Mock codes not conducted at all | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
| Mock codes held with interdisciplinary team | 0.25 | |||
| Yes | 28 (84.8%) | 9 (100.0%) | 19 (79.2%) | |
| No | 4 (12.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (16.7%) | |
| Mock codes not conducted | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
| Staff informed in advance of mock code | 0.39 | |||
| Yes, given a specific time | 6 (18.2%) | 1 (11.1%) | 5 (20.8%) | |
| Yes, but no pre-specified time | 4 (12.1%) | 2 (22.2%) | 2 (8.3%) | |
| No warning | 22 (66.7%) | 6 (66.7%) | 16 (66.7%) | |
| Mock codes not conducted | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) | |
| Mock codes routinely held after hours | 0.28 | |||
| Yes | 19 (57.6%) | 7 (77.8%) | 12 (50.0%) | |
| No | 13 (39.4%) | 2 (22.2%) | 11 (45.8%) | |
| Mock codes not conducted | 1 (3.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (4.2%) |