Poster Details

Poster Submitter: Lisa Schertz, BSN, RN

Department: Comer Perioperative Services, OR, PreOp/PACU

Email Address: lisa.schertz@uchicagomedicine.org

Role: Nurse

Project Lead: Jeff Grosse, RN / Comer PACU

Project Collaborators:

  • Nicole Aldana, RN / Nurse

Departments Included in Project: Anesthesia, Nursing, Pediatrics, Surgery,

Project Classification: Safety, Timeliness, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Patient Centeredness

Does the work incorporate equity?

This study was to demonstrate how administration of a common and affordable medication (Acetaminophen) pre-operatively to prevent pain and reduced the need for costly, high-risk narcotics in pediatric tonsillectomy patients post-operatively.

Does this work address any of the UChicago Medicine quality priorities as listed on the Clinical Excellence Scorecard?

Patient Experience

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