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NHS England Patient Safety Alert: ‘Standardising the early identification of AKI’ Dr Nick Selby On behalf of the NHS England ‘Think Kidneys’ AKI Programme February 2015
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NHS England Patient Safety Alert: ‘Standardising the early identification of AKI’ Dr Nick Selby
On behalf of the NHS England ‘Think Kidneys’ AKI Programme
February 2015
…to ensure avoidable harm related to AKI is prevented in all
care settings…
The NHS campaign to improve the care of people at risk of or with, acute kidney injury
The primary aim of the NHS England ‘Think Kidneys’ AKI Programme:
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‘Think Kidneys’ Programme objectives
Develop and implement tools and interventions for
prevention, detection, treatment and enhanced
recovery
Promote effective management of AKI
Provide evidence-based education and training
programmes
Highlight importance of AKI to commissioners, health
care professionals and managers
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Structure of ‘Think Kidneys’ AKI Programme
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Strategy
Who is at risk?
When do people sustain AKI?
How should patients with AKI be managed?
What do people need to know?
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NCEPOD report published in 2009
Poor assessment of risk factors for AKI
and acute illness
Delays in recognising AKI
Most patients with AKI are not cared for
by nephrologists
Post admission AKI avoidable in 21%
‘Good’ care in <50% cases
Cox Z L et al. CJASN doi:10.2215/CJN.11921112 ©2013 by American Society of Nephrology
Observational study of 396 pts with AKI
43% of patients had adverse drug event
Two thirds of these were preventable
Common ADEs:
Sub-therapeutic antibiotic levels
Worsening of AKI
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Aims
Systematically identify changes in serum
creatinine consistent with AKI
Hospital wide
Rapidly report cases to responsible
clinician
Electronic detection for AKI
Challenges
No immediate IT solution to apply
AKI criteria
Baseline creatinine in clinical
practice
Joint working needed, funding
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Detection Alerting
Terminology ‘e-alerts’
Can alerting systems be effective?
Colpaert et al. Crit Care Med 2012; 40: 1164-70 Selby NM. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens. 2013;22(6):637-42
ICU setting
2593 alert messages
Alert sent by mobile phone
Increased resolution of AKI (RIFLE class R)
after alert
Electronic alerts improve VTE prophylaxis and reduce thrombosis events
Kucher N et al. N Engl J Med 2005;352:969-977.
AKI detection in clinical practice
Winner of BUPA Foundation ‘Technology for Healthy Outcomes’ Award 2012
Selby NM et al. CJASN 2012; 7(4): 533
First hospital wide system based on
current criteria introduced 2010
Resulted in widespread interest across
the UK in developing similar systems
VARIATION
Aims
Systematically identify changes in
serum creatinine consistent with AKI
Hospital wide
Rapidly report cases to responsible
clinician
Variation driven by practicalities
Challenges
No immediate IT solution to apply
AKI criteria
Baseline creatinine in clinical
practice
Joint working needed, funding
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http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/patientsafety/akiprogramme/aki-algorithm/
ACB scientific committee
•Met July 2013 • Biochemists, nephrologists and software providers • Algorithm and minutes available online
Renal Association guidelines committee • Met October 2013 • Nephrologists, biochemists, acute physicians, ICU, patients • Ratified algorithm • Guidelines to be produced
British Association Paediatric Nephrologists • Met Sept 2013
• Paediatric nephrologists, biochemists • Ratified algorithm with one adaptation for paeds
National groups
Specification of the algorithm
Based on KDIGO as closely as possible
Two stage approach to determining reference creatinine:
Uses lowest creatinine within last 48hrs (for ≥27µmol/l rise) or within last 7 days
(for 50% rise or greater)
If no recent creatinine, uses median creatinine value from last 12 months
Generates a numerical test result (stage 1 , 2 or 3) that can then be sent to patient
management systems
If no reference value within 12 months: advice message (to repeat creatinine) but no
AKI stage
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Comparisons with existing systems
AKI incidence 6.9% 4.5% for stage 1
1.4% for stage 2
1.0% for stage 3
RLH algorithm Number of alerts in patients with
baseline creatinine available
NHS England algorithm Number of patients with AKI
AKI stage 1 207 212
AKI stage 2 69 68
AKI stage 3 28 49
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AKI 1 AKI 2 AKI 3
30 day mortality
Trevor Hine, Shahed Ahmed: personal communication
Method by which NHS can rapidly alert the healthcare system to
patient safety risks, or to provide guidance on preventing harm
What are NHS patient safety alerts?
Level 3:
Directive: requires specific action(s) within timeframe
Level 2:
Specific resource and information sharing
Level 1:
Warning of emerging risk
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Specific actions:
Work with LIMS provider to integrate NHSE AKI detection algorithm into Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
Ensure test results are sent:
To hospital patient management systems
Into a data message for transmission to a central point (UK Renal Registry)
Educate primary care physicians as to the use of AKI detection
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Anticipated outcomes
Improve detection of AKI in secondary care setting
• Standardisation
• Universal access
Sustainability
• Laboratory quality assurance
• Evidence generation and algorithm review
Mechanism for sending test results to primary care IT systems
Allow ongoing innovation in alerting systems
Measurement: data transfer to UKRR
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Measurement can drive improvement
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LIMS level ‘result’
Patient management
system
Alert Response
Local systems
Message Master patient
index
Other data systems
AKI Registry
Regional, National
Research
QI
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Tackling acute kidney injury – a multi-centre quality improvement project
The NHS campaign to improve the care of people at risk of or with, acute kidney injury
Will test scalability and effectiveness of a
package of interventions:
1. AKI detection and alerting
2. Education programme (hospital wide)
3. Care bundle for AKI management
Stepped wedge design
Outcome measures: implementation,
process, patient outcomes, balancing
measures
Partner organisations: Derby Hospitals (lead organisation) Leeds Teaching Hospitals Bradford NHS Foundation Trust Frimley Park Hospital Ashford and St Peters Hospital UK Renal Registry
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Summary
Patient safety alert is first major output of the NHS England ‘Think Kidneys’ AKI Programme
Designed to eliminate variation in uptake and methodology of clinical AKI detection systems
Several anticipated outcomes:
• Improve clinical outcomes
• Framework for national prospective AKI measurement
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Karen Thomas
Think Kidneys Programme Manager
UK Renal Registry
Teresa Wallace
Think Kidneys Programme Coordinator
UK Renal Registry
Robert Hill
Co-chair of Detection Workstream
Richard Fluck
National Clinical Director for Renal
NHS England
Joan Russell
Head of Patient Safety
NHS England
Ron Cullen
Director
UK Renal Registry
www.linkedin.com/company/think-kidneys
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www.youtube.com/user/thinkkidneys
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www.thinkkidneys.nhs.uk
Acknowledgements
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