Abbey
Cherveny,
BS
Medical Student
Medical College of Wisconsin
Abbey Cherveny, BS, and Quynlan Duffy, BS, are fourth-year medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin applying into anesthesiology. Their academic and clinical pursuits emphasize patient safety, interprofessional collaboration, and systems-based quality improvement. Currently, they are investigating ways to reduce intravenous catheter complications in the operating room by identifying high-risk process breakdowns and designing sustainable, team-based interventions. Their work aims to inform broader perioperative safety practices and promote a culture of continuous quality improvement.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Intravenous (IV) catheter infiltrations are a preventable complication in the operating room (OR), contributing to delayed treatment, patient discomfort, and increased healthcare costs. A rise in infiltration events at Froedtert Hospital prompted a student-led quality improvement initiative to identify contributing factors and propose strategies to reduce OR infiltration rates. This project aimed to identify procedural and provider-related risk factors for IV infiltrations and develop targeted interventions to improve patient safety.Design & Methodology: We conducted a…