Developing an innovative and safe sepsis monitoring tool : “slide KPOS”.

Abstract

This research and development aimed to 1) study the situation of the warning signs of deterioration in pediatric patients at the pediatric ward after using the Khon Kaen Hospital Pediatric Observation Score or KPOS assessment form; 2) develop the innovation “Slide KPOS” which is easy to combine scores, suitable for assessing children aged 1-3 years to increase the efficiency of the assessment of better scores in monitoring the warning signs of deterioration of Sepsis in young children; 3) study the effectiveness of the use of the innovation “Slide KPOS”. The sample size consisted of pediatric patients admitted to the pediatric ward at Khon Kaen Hospital between October 2021 and March 2022. Data collection tools included individual patient vital signs records, ward indicator records for sepsis assessment, sepsis protocol records, and satisfaction survey forms. Data were analyzed using content analysis, employing frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

Result: The Slide KPOS has been established along with its guideline. According to the evaluation’s result, healthcare staff and nurses’ rate of using this innovation has increased from 67% to 100%. Post sepsis evaluation’s result shows only 6 cases of sepsis patients that are needed to consult with the doctors. Moreover, 6 cases is treated properly regarding to the CPG sepsis guideline, and it can considered as 100% for the healthcare treatment. For the third question, pediatric nurses who use the Slide KPOS seem to satisfy with the outcome and it procedure which can be calculated as 92%.