Seattle Pacific University

Distinguishing between clinical interventions and implementation strategies in trials

Abstract Background Trialists sometimes find it difficult to determine whether the innovation they are evaluating is a clinical intervention or an implementation strategy. The inaccurate classification of innovations can lead to negative consequences such as the misspecification...

Multi-stakeholder perspectives on acceptability and delivery of buprenorphine for women who use drugs

Women who use drugs (WWUD) face substantial barriers to accessing medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), including buprenorphine. As part of a formative evaluation to co-design a community-based intervention for MOUD delivery, we explored multi-stakeholder perspectives on th...

Traumatic Catheter Removal‐ At‐Risk Populations, Outcomes and Prevention: A Retrospective Medical Record Review

AIMS: Traumatic catheter removal (TCR) occurs when a urinary catheter is removed with the balloon inflated, causing urethral injury. We aim to identify cases of TCR, determine at-risk populations and describe outcomes and interventions. DESIGN: Retrospective medical record review...