Effect of Patient and Family Centered I-PASS on adverse event rates in hospitalized children with complex chronic conditions.
Kuzma N, Khan A, Rickey L, et al. Effect of Patient and Family Centered I‐PASS on adverse event rates in hospitalized children with complex chronic conditions. J Hosp Med. 2023;8(4):316-320. doi:10.1002/jhm.13065.
I-PASS, a structured hand-off tool, can reduce preventable adverse events during transitions of care. Previously published studies have shown that Patient and Family-Centered (PFC) I-PASS rounds reduced preventable and non-preventable adverse events (AE) in hospitalized children. This study presents additional analysis, comparing AE rates in children with complex chronic conditions (CCC) to those without. Results show a reduction in AE in both groups, with no statistically significant differences between the groups, suggesting PFC I-PASS may be generalizable to broader groups of patients without needing modification.