Purpose: In an Orthopedic office in Northeast Tennessee clinical decision making about injection options for non-surgical candidates with knee osteoarthritis is unclear.
Aims: This quality improvement project will develop a clinical guideline so that providers know criteria for choosing optimal knee alternative treatments for non-surgical knee patients.
Outcome measures: An expert panel gave feedback and advice on the information presented for the injection types of Platelet Rich Plasma, Corticosteroids, Amniotic Allograft and Hyaluronic Acid. They edited the guideline then sent the edits back to be complied and edited using the Delphi method.
Process and Methods: The expert feedback was then be collected in a non-identifiable fashion and the guideline was rewritten based on the panel advice. Then the guideline was then presented to the practice site and the site reviewed and rated the guideline on clarity, accuracy and ease of use.
Results: The guideline was rated by the practice site as able to be adopted into practice and used at the site.
Findings and Limitations: Limitations include the practice site is constantly changing and new implementations could be overlooked. The expert panel are all busy professionals and finding time to review and critique a guideline is extensive.
Conclusions and Implications: This novel guideline will improve healthcare by eliciting an expert panel of orthopedics that perform injections to assist in compiling the most accurate up to date guideline through which will create enhanced decision making and overall better patient care when choosing knee injections for non surgical patients.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:es-conf-1061 |
| Date | 14 April 2022 |
| Creators | emery, alicia |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference |
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